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[/quote]GreenLake wrote:
A single line setup has large amounts of extra line when the reef is set - I find that that can get in the way. Ideally you'd want to secure that at the forward end of the boom, but I have not found any useful arrangement.
jdoorly wrote:Hi Scott, a cringle is also called a grommet (the jiffy-reef grommet in the luff is also called a cringle, as is the cunningham cringle and the tack cringle just below it). I suppose the best name for a first reef grommet on the leech would be the first-reef clew. It's the same with rope, which is 'line' until you assign it a task and then the task becomes the name, like 'main sheet'.
But the main thing I wanted to say was to suggest that you mark your main halyard with lines which represent where the halyard should be positioned for regular use, and for first reef (and second reef). I use a black Sharpie to make marks on the halyard as well as a reference point on the mast. That way I can drop the halyard the correct amount and then tie it off. Then I set the reef clew in the reef hook, and pull in the first reef clew line until the new clew touches the boom. I like to set the positions of the eye and the cheek block so that when the clew just touches the boom there is a 30 degree angle from the clew to the block. This is to bias the vertical and horizontal force vectors toward the horizontal direction and make the sail flatter, which is a good thing when it's windy and you are reefing.
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