Sounds scary! Thanks for the info. Yes my furler comes through a hole in the deck just to the starboard side of the mast. But I could extend it easily enough.
Cheers
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My jib furler line goes to a cleat aft of the centreboard so its pretty long already . Does yours just go to the mast base like some I have seen?.?
Thanks for all the tips you chaps have contributed. For my part the only time I nearly came to grief was sailing solo reefed down force 4 in the middle of the Thames Estuary 9am in July 2018. I miscalculated the leeway in the tideway and didn¡¯t
spot the massive shipping channel buoy that I was being driven onto because in a blow with a big heel the jib masks ones true direction. First I knew was a big red glow that lit up the boat in a scary manner. Looking over my shoulder I realised I had passed
within 12 feet of it. Hitting it may have been the last thing I did, so I count myself lucky. Moral of story - make sure you change course occasionally and have a look around.
Hope this helps.?
Regards Mark W914
Thanks all for the helpful information. Really useful.
Do folk manage with standard jib furler or modify in some way with a longer line?
Thank you.
