On 7/1/21 9:12 AM, brad kurlancheek wrote:
Ernst, Ditto on welcome to the group. Dave Scobie, as he mentioned, put together an excellent description of reefing. I took the liberty of summarizing Dave's description, for my own use. Any errors are exclusively mine! - Brad
REEFING an M15
SETUP
1.
Steer the boat so the wind is blowing about 10 degrees off the starboard bow. 2.
Loose the main sheet, lock the tiller so the boat stays pointed into the wind and go forward.
Note that "boat stays pointed into the wind" will seldom last for very long. In mild conditions, after you have the reefing moves down and don't much have to think about them, this will work, you can get the reef in while still stalled out, before the boat falls off again. In less than mild conditions, and when you are getting the reefing moves down and working out the kinks in your procedure, best to heave to, put the boat in a stable configuration so you have time to not rush. cheers, John -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com