Forestay survey

[smolyneux]

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[Noddy]

What is Tuff Luff?

Is it where you can shout and swear at the sail. But its really for the sail's own good?

 

[andlauer]

Bonsoir
Tuff Luff is a plactic rail that goes around the forestay. There are two ways for the gib to be slided in. It allow fast gib changes with a trained crew.
I have one on Sterenn.
They have changed for shanks on the Figaro 2.
Eric

 

[CPD]

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What is Tuff Luff?

Is it where you can shout and swear at the sail. But its really for the sail's own good?

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[Ceirwan]

Hanked on definitely for single handing, no feeding the sail, no jamming as it comes down in the rising F8, and no blowing overboard because its actually still attached when down.

Round the cans... luff foil without a doubt.

 

[helixkimara]

I have 5 sets of hanked on foresails. After 700 miles to Plymouth I would have liked roller reefing. After a further 1650 miles to the Azores single handed I WISHED I had roller reefing. After a further 1600 miles short handed I would of done anything for roller reefing (Well, bar a few things that may be suggested by my fellow Jesters probably involving deck hardware and my rear).
Mind you it is fun scrambling forward with ya harness lanyard wrapped around ya legs in the middle of the night with the bow playing "10 ft. high then underwater" to remove and tie down a wet sail with the wind and sea trying to claim it. Then drag out another sail, hank it on, then hank it on with the "head" at the top this time. Even without rain in anymore than F4 - 5 your gona get drenched. Oh how I used to chuckle, especially after the 5th time in one night.
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[Athene V30]

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Oh how I used to chuckle, especially after the 5th time in one night.
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Not done the long distance bit yet but having stuck by hanked on sails until 3 seasons ago I know what you mean! I am so glad I now have roller headsail.

 

[andlauer]

Bonjour
Tuff Luff is not adapted to single handed. I experienced it for 31 days, manny headwinds, in North Atlantic.

I don't think that furling jib is adapted to more than 40 kts of wind.

Shankles are perhaps the less worse; especially when you reduce sail forward early and play with the main reeffing (rather big mainsail) to adjust the power.

Junk sails are an alternative but are very limited windward.

So,I spend my insomnias looking for the perfect rigging !

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[srm]

Having sailed with hank on sails and making longish passages, at times solo, I now greatly appreciate roller reefing head sail. However most do loose shape as they are rolled and some very badly so after only a few rolls. (Strangely my Prout's sail keeps a good shape, but I put this down to geometry; the angle of the forestay is such that the sheet lead does not need to be adjusted as the sail is rolled, also the sail is built of fairly heavy cloth and has a foam luff).
My preferred compromise is a cutter rig, with hanks on the inner stay so there is always a small sail already set that keeps its shape in strong winds after the headsail has been rolled away.
Sean