Reefing sensibil și de încredere

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1. Lots of knowledge onboard that vessel. Thanks for sharing. Best regards from Jarle

2. You folks are the first of the sailing shows that i have ever seen really explain how to reef a sail. i have always wondered about it . I knew it means to lower the sail down some but I could not figure out what kept the wind from just grabbing the lowered part and filling it with wind . GOOD JOB EXPLAIN HOW YOUR BOAT SAILS WORK !

3. That is interesting to learn about the stages of tacking and needing to back wind the jib before the mainsail is brought over on a gaff rig. Is that true for all gaff rigged boats? Is the jib just back winded but not fully sheeted in before the mainsail begins to go to the other side? On a Marconi rig, back winding the jib helps, to avoid having to wrestle with pulling in sheets as is necessary if the sheets are just loosened as the boat is changing tacks. By back winding the jib and gradually loosening the sheet and pulling the jib sheet in one the other side as the sail moves over to the other side of the boat, at the end of a tack, you end up with a perfectly set jib without needing to use the winch at all to pull the sail in any more..

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5. Cant believe that is the original sail Jules , how did you keep it so nice..it must be a super thick sheet..how many times did you have to repair it.. wood is the way to go for masts… Makes sense now to me..very smart Jules… What a beautiful sailing ship… My pick for sailing the 7 seas, wood and steel….you really outdid and outfit yourselves

6. Another great episode guys 👍

7. Great video guys. I love it how you don’t mince words, but get straight to the point .
   Cheers

8. Thanks for posting. Jules explains all the complexity well!

9. NIce video you guys. Always cool to see the masters at work!

10. Is your back feeling better ?

11. I like the gaff rig. Another rig that intrigued me was the junk rig. The simplicity of sail adjustment was it's main attraction for me.

12. thank you!

13. While you're in an explaining mood : I read old time sailing novels and one expression that I see from time to time is "with all tacks aboard". I know what tacking is, and from the context I know that something about the rigging is being referenced, but I can't visualize what they mean. Can you help ?

14. best sailing channel by a mile xxx

15. I remember when I questioned, well not really questioned, but wondered if you're setting yourself up for problems when you rebuilt the boom on deck. Mea culpa.

    Once I learned to sail a gaff, I knew it to be one of the most functional sail plans. In case anyone doesn't know, those are reef knots in the reefing points. The more you know ….

    God bless Emerald Steel and all who sail her.

16. Cheers guys..

17. Putting the reef in days before leaving is a great idea, I'll remember that!

18. I don’t think you mentioned when you fastened the tack.

19. Interesting.

20. 👍!!!

21. Another benefit of the gaff rig is that it lowers the center of effort on the rig. A great advantage that comes at a cost of lighter wind sailing up wind, but then again, “gentlemen don’t sail upwind…”. Fair winds to you both, I love your channel!

22. 👍

23. 👍👍

24. You brought up some very good points. I really like the idea of having the mainsail double reefed while at anchor. One cannot always count on the engine to get one out of trouble.

    In all fairness, a Bermuda rig can be built with a solid mast. It can have a somewhat longer boom and maybe a little less sail area. But the gaff main shines in that its center of effort doesn't move any where near as far forward when reefing as that on a Bermuda main. This is probably why gaff rigs were so popular on Amercan cat boats.

    The reason you have to back the jib when changing tacks is not because of your gaff main. It is most likely because of your keel type (full keel).

    I had a 17 ft boat with a Bermudan main, and I had to back the jib every time I changed tacks. The reason for mine being that way was it light weight and high sides. Also, the cabin house was quite far forward. I used to joke that my boat tacked like the MAYFLOWER.

    But once I read about how they used to back the jib, during the days of working sail, I was able to tack the boat quite smartly. I once sailed it up a 40 ft wide channel dead to windward.

    Being able to tie in a reef on either side of the sail is something Ibwould never have thought of. I think it's a great idea.

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