Anyone hauled their barber?

[Bill]

My h22 is currently rigged with a 135 genoa, sheets led outside the lifelines and stanchions to a block on the toerail just aft the aft stanchion. This appears to be the correct lead for the genoa, but I find that the boat only points about 55 degrees off the wind- that is to say she tacks through 110. What I'm wondering is if a barber-hauler can be used to pinch the sheet inboard to improve how she points. Has anyone tried to lead the genoa sheets further inboard than the toerail? The side decks seem narrow enough without a genoa lead track cluttering them, but I also realize that most sailboats don't lead their genoas to the outermost edge of the deck. I think a tackle rigged with a snatch block (or even a hook) to pull the sheet inboard between the genoa clew and the toerail lead block could help her "pointability" . Any thoughts? Hope I'm not turning into a rigging weenie, but I always want to play...Thanks, Bill

 

[Les Murray]

My gennie goes to the jib lead...

I have a 150 furling genoa on my Hunter 20. My gennie sheet goes through the block on the jib lead track about midship. I can get to about 30 degrees off the wind. I think you should be able to bring the gennie sheet in much furhter forward than where you have it now. Would it be possible to have a block attached to a point near the chainplates?Les Murrayh20 Limerick

 

[Wanderer138]

Here's another idea...

Try putting some tension on the lazy sheet, which should pull the clew of the genoa in a bit. Hopefully (?) you will see a difference. It is also possible that your sail plan may be un-balanced (too much jib). Can you point higher with the working jib? If so, you may have too much headsail.PeterS/V Raven

 

[Jerry]

what do the tell-tales say?

I have a H23. In 5-10 kt breezes, my genoa lead hits the deck about even and just inside the rear stanchion. The lead for the jib is in line withand about 10 inches in back of the chainplate. If you are sailing by the streamers on the main and the tell-tales on the jib, I think that you'll find that genoa lead needs to be near the rail. Sail Magazine had good articles on sail trim in the June and August issues.Regards,Jerry