Greetings everyone,
I was reading a thread on reefing over at sailnet and that caused me to think about the order in which we reef our sails as the wind builds. I have an E28+ which is a fractional rig. We do mainly coastal cruising and just don't go out if it's blowin' the dog off the chain. As such I've never had to do more than reef the main to the first reef point and if it gets worse roll up some of the jib to keep heeling and weather helm in line. Now I'm not sure what I would do if that was not enough - probably take in a second reef on the main followed by taking in more jib. What is the "correct" order to reef as the wind builds on a rig like mine? Thanks for your thoughts on this.
I was reading a thread on reefing over at sailnet and that caused me to think about the order in which we reef our sails as the wind builds. I have an E28+ which is a fractional rig. We do mainly coastal cruising and just don't go out if it's blowin' the dog off the chain. As such I've never had to do more than reef the main to the first reef point and if it gets worse roll up some of the jib to keep heeling and weather helm in line. Now I'm not sure what I would do if that was not enough - probably take in a second reef on the main followed by taking in more jib. What is the "correct" order to reef as the wind builds on a rig like mine? Thanks for your thoughts on this.