reefing setup

[Megunticook]

Would anyone be willing to share some photos of their reefing setup? I have a 1985 Typhoon Senior, and the manual describes the "jiffy reefing" but it would be helpful to actually see it. I've reefed several times this season (including yesterday, when we had 15-20 knot northwest winds on Penobscot Bay--just fantastic!). But I'm not sure I'm doing it right, and yesterday I noticed that I didn't have the clew pulled complete taut so the sail shape was a little off.

Thanks a lot. This is my first season sailing, have been out 26 times so far and am learning lots! Unless we get a big storm this fall, I hope to keep at it at least until Columbus Day, maybe Halloween. Have a feeling I'll be reefing quite a bit this fall.

[Dana]

Granted, there are many ways to reef your main but here is a video by Sail Magazine about Slab Reefing which is fairly common. I hope this helps. Remember, it's much easier to reef early.

http://www.sailmagazine.com/tips-and-te ... ls-reefing

[Sea Hunt Video]

Dana:

Thanks VERY much for the website. It is very helpful. I always learn something on this board. It's educational and fun

[Skeep]

Robert,
Just what the doctor ordered I guess. Check out my reef setup for the Typhoon in this posting:

http://baggywrinkles.blogspot.com/2014/ ... h-1st.html

I installed a reef hook onto my gooseneck but simply have not photographed that yet. However, in another posting, I show the Ty underway in brisk winds w/o a 1st reef, doing just fine:

http://baggywrinkles.blogspot.com/2014/ ... other.html

I was deliberately demonstrating the capability of the Ty to handle the conditions either way. The benefit of the reef in gustier/higher wind conditions is to avoid the vessel losing speed over ground due to it moving sideways against the wind, i.e. fighting the wind.

So, the setup is rather basic, 1) a Reef hook on the gooseneck at the mast into which the Reef ring is held securely, 2) ties, which simply hold the gathered sail, I used the fun ones with the balls which were easy to apply, and 3) a haul-out from the clew pulling your sail securely in place.

Check out Dwyer Aluminum at this link, look down to items 680 and 683 and you will see the exact item I installed on my Ty's current goose-neck enabling me to hook in a first reef while leaving my mainsail attached at the base:

https://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat ... Goosenecks

Perhaps these pointers help a bit.