archcat said:Reefing the sail will damage it.
Cheers
Mark
dclarke said:Ok, so, the original designer says fine....Dick Tillman says its fine, and someone posted they do it regularly and have no trouble.
So, methinks its fine...especially if I'm not out in heavy winds...so I'll try it until I get the feel of the boat and let you know if theres any damage.
Skipper Johnson said:Ummm...here's a wild idea. They make smaller rigs because they can make money.
Skipper Johnson said:Why would they make Radial sails or a 4.7 if all we have to do is Reef and all is good, no damage and we achieve the same thing? Should lighter people not bother buying the smaller sails and rigging? Food for thought!!Cheers
Mark
cabalar said:Now, here is my question: when you reef the sail, how do you set the cunningham to work properly? I mean, if you put it in the original hole, I guess it will not work, since it is pulling from the part of the sail that it is rolled now.
Pedro.
dclarke said:You were responding to a posted thread, and giving your take on what your dicision making process is regarding reefing. Sounds like an appropriate post for the Laser Forum to me.
archcat said:Not to sound rude towards Hans...but did he not design the boat not the sail?