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Re: Single handed sailing
Thanks Everyone for your helpful suggestions. ________________________________ Sent: 12 July 2021 21:17 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [wanderer] Single handed sailing Also,
By Peter Mills · #67 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Also, Inglefield clips on the intermediate reef points save having to tie them afloat... Jonathan Daniel
By Jonathan Daniel · #66 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Mmm funny all these subtle differences Mark Allinson
By Mark Allinson · #65 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
No nothing there. Pulleys on the side for spinnaker but nothing on the aft casing of centreboard. Thanks. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Sent: Friday,
By Peter Mills · #64 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Do you have the two little pulleys on the sloping service aft of the centreboard?
By Mark Allinson · #63 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
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 Get Outlook for
By Peter Mills · #62 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
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.
By Mark Allinson · #61 ·
Single handed sailing
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. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
By Peter Mills · #60 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Hi Peter I mostly sail single-handed. As others have mentioned, furling foresail and decent slab reefing for the main - that you can reef easily while afloat - are very important. I'm in the "tie the
By John Cavell · #59 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
My preference is to have the jib sheets separate, but long enough to be able to hang some over the windward gunwale when close hauled. It's on this point of sail that you're most likely to want to
By Alan Collins · #58 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Morning I always sail mine single handed, onboard the jib furler and easy to reef main set up are the two things I rely on. I have reefing lines fitted ready to use so I can quickly reef the main
By PeteS · #57 ·
Re: Single handed sailing
Tie the ends of the jib sheets together so that the sheet remains within reach on the thwart. It needs to be a decent knot as it takes a battering in use. I use a double sheet bend and make sure that
By John Renouf · #56 ·
Single handed sailing
Hi All, I have been sailing my Hartley Wanderer with crew but am planning to have a go single handed. Do people regularly do this? If anyone has any helpful advice on doing this or any modifications
By Peter Mills · #55 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Thanks to everyone who replied with the various suggestions. Sent: 30 May 2021 19:17 To: [email protected] Subject: [wanderer] Flotation pad for sail pocket Hi I have one of the inflatable flotation
By John Cavell · #54 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Hi John I recently bought a new set of sails from Edge Sails and the main has a (non inflatable) floatation device in a pocket at the head. If you give Jon Clarke either a call or email,
By Derrick Nash · #53 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Best suggestion so far!
By Martin · #52 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Aero Luff Spar do a flotation bag for a Wanderer. Much better made than the Anglo version but doesn¡¯t have the same flat shape. John R
By John Renouf · #51 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Hi, I use a beer box bag. Had to drink the beer first!, then washed it out. Works perfectly
By simon atkinson · #50 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Bin it and purchase a new.
By Douglas Duthie · #49 ·
Re: Flotation pad for sail pocket
Hi John, I've always found sleeping mats (Karrimat etc) get adapted to this kind of use. Downside is the colour might show through the sail. But otherwise tough, waterproof, cheap and readily
By Martin · #48 ·