I have owned a CD Typhoon weekender for 2 years and have been sailing it in all conditions on Lake Champlain in VT. I have found that reefing or any headsail change becomes very complicated when needed. I have pondered this thought without any solutions that seem acceptable.
it on Lake Champlain in Vermont. At times (12-18 knots) it is diffic
ult to depower the headsiail in building winds.
A roller reefing system is not appealling secondary to costs and the
technical twist it adds to a boat with such classic and detailed lines.
Would anybody be able to describe how jiffy reefing works?
kevin.brochu@vtmednet.org
jiffy reefing vs roller reefing
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Jon Larson
Re: jiffy reefing vs roller reefing
Kevin,
When I owned my Typhoon, I converted the main to jiffy reefing and never regretted doing it. I had to have a sail maker put the reefing cringles and reinforcements in the sail. I added a hook to the gooseneck to hold down the tack of the reefed sail and ran a line out to a cleat on one side and a cheek block on the other as the reefing line for the clew and installed a cleat on the boom near the mast to hold the clew tight. One could sit on the cuddy top, legs folded about the mast and do everything from there...worked great and made a good reef. I have the very similar arrangement on my CD30 except the tack is run down by a line, not held down by a hook.
I also had my working jib modified to be reefed. A reefing tack that could be fastened at the stem and a cringle that the sheets could be moved up to. there were lines on the sail that held the rolled up foot of the jib and with both sails reefed, I could sail in about anything with that boat...I really had a lot of fun with it.
Good luck!
Jon Larson
Cape Dory 30 PERI
San Francisco Bay.
jon9@ix.netcom.com
When I owned my Typhoon, I converted the main to jiffy reefing and never regretted doing it. I had to have a sail maker put the reefing cringles and reinforcements in the sail. I added a hook to the gooseneck to hold down the tack of the reefed sail and ran a line out to a cleat on one side and a cheek block on the other as the reefing line for the clew and installed a cleat on the boom near the mast to hold the clew tight. One could sit on the cuddy top, legs folded about the mast and do everything from there...worked great and made a good reef. I have the very similar arrangement on my CD30 except the tack is run down by a line, not held down by a hook.
I also had my working jib modified to be reefed. A reefing tack that could be fastened at the stem and a cringle that the sheets could be moved up to. there were lines on the sail that held the rolled up foot of the jib and with both sails reefed, I could sail in about anything with that boat...I really had a lot of fun with it.
Good luck!
Jon Larson
Cape Dory 30 PERI
San Francisco Bay.
kevin.brochu wrote: I have owned a CD Typhoon weekender for 2 years and have been sailing it in all conditions on Lake Champlain in VT. I have found that reefing or any headsail change becomes very complicated when needed. I have pondered this thought without any solutions that seem acceptable.
it on Lake Champlain in Vermont. At times (12-18 knots) it is diffic
ult to depower the headsiail in building winds.
A roller reefing system is not appealling secondary to costs and the
technical twist it adds to a boat with such classic and detailed lines.
Would anybody be able to describe how jiffy reefing works?
jon9@ix.netcom.com