Furling technquiue

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When time comes to furl your head sail, how do you do it with the least strain on you and the rig? Do you head up and pull like heck? Ease off (sail downwind) to deflate the sail? Do you use a winch? Do you need to? Is your furler fickle? Join this discussion,m and vote in this week's Quick Quiz, currently in progress on the CO home page.
 
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the Pirate of Sha-lin

Furl Me!

I head into the wind, then all I need to do is pull. It rolls right up. I sail mostly single handed on a C-22 w/an FF2 flexible furler. It's very easy to use. I know people with larger boats other than Catalina's, and this particular furler is highly recommended.
 
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Mike s/v Chute the Breeze

Sheet Out

I've got a harken RF on C-38 and I sheet out and keep a little tenision on so it rolls up nice and tight, it keeps a pretty good shape that way, also no flogging. Mike
 
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Frank Slootman

Furling Technique

As I am sailing a larger boat (C-400) and in SF Bay where the wind gets up over 20 knots almost every PM during the summer, I have found the task of furling the jib challenging. I have used the winch, and was concerned I might be pulling the heck out of the furling gear (perhaps, I shouldn't be !). Even head to wind with the jib luffing hard in these conditions, it has been quite a job.
 
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CO Editorial

Final results

Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 2/21/2000: When furling your head sail, do you head up or ease off? 69% Head up into the wind (120) 31% Ease off downwind (34)
 
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Chris Bloor

Furling

On our 42, Bob falls off and eases the sheet until the strain is off the jib so I can furl it without using the winch handle. I use the winch, just try not to use the handle. Of course, I'm the wimp who uses the main sheet winch -- and handle -- for the traveller.... Chris Bloor & Bob Sheppard s/v Great Escape III C-42 #372
 
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