Frank, Back to your original post. We have a
95 H26 with the standard mainsail and roller furling and are brand new sailors ourselves. I had a second set of reef points put in last year. Cost $100 at the local loft. The original sail had only the factory reef point in the standard #2 position. My new reef is in the 3d position. In bigger winds I usually pull in the first reef on the main. This is the afore mentioned factory reef. The next step is to pull the roller jib in by 30%. I move my jib blocks forward when I do this. Any more than 30% reef on the jib I find is useless as the sail wants to flog itself to death. The next step is to use the newly installed higher reef point. The #3 conventional position. If this is to much canvas with the 70% jib then the next step is to sail with main only. I have found sailing with jib only is a good way to learn ballerina steps. Around a time or two and then on your nose. Hope this helps. We're not real comfortable ourselves seeing our rudder horizonal. Ray
95 H26 with the standard mainsail and roller furling and are brand new sailors ourselves. I had a second set of reef points put in last year. Cost $100 at the local loft. The original sail had only the factory reef point in the standard #2 position. My new reef is in the 3d position. In bigger winds I usually pull in the first reef on the main. This is the afore mentioned factory reef. The next step is to pull the roller jib in by 30%. I move my jib blocks forward when I do this. Any more than 30% reef on the jib I find is useless as the sail wants to flog itself to death. The next step is to use the newly installed higher reef point. The #3 conventional position. If this is to much canvas with the 70% jib then the next step is to sail with main only. I have found sailing with jib only is a good way to learn ballerina steps. Around a time or two and then on your nose. Hope this helps. We're not real comfortable ourselves seeing our rudder horizonal. Ray