How many genoa sheets?

[jimi]

Currently I have six, one outside the guardrails, one inside the guardrails but outside the shrouds and one inside everything. And of course full set each side. Now the question is ... am I being reckless by not having a full backup of each?

Also CR question .. today under GRs motor I noticed a yacht under full sail on starboard tack heading directly towards me but I just ignored him thinking he was bound to tack and he did .. was I being ignorant or should I have made more effort to give him water?

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[boatless]

Q1 No. The left hand set is the spare set. You'd have to perform a manouevre known as a tack to use the other side. For that you need a thing called a rudder, often directly connected to a wheel or tiller, sometimes not.

Q2. Neither. You could plainly see that he would tack (see above) and he did. If he wanted water he could have 'hailed'. A small Evian is sufficient, unless he is really thirsty - usually indicated by a redness of complexion and some hoarseness when making the 'hail'.

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[longjohnsadler]

I think you'll find three sheets to the leeward side and three sheets to the wind means you are the stand-on vessel in any situation.

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[Becky]

If you always have three sheets on the windward side, then you must be permanently 'three sheets to the wind'. That might explain a lot!

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[StugeronSteve]

Q1. Absolutely! Ropes are as to susceptible fatigue as Yachtmasters and any sane skipper would ensure full redunancy backup for all systems.

Q2. No you were doing the decent thing, every fule kno that the coll regs don't apply unless you audibly claim right of way. You should have knocked his rudder off and claimed it as a spare.

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[ubuysa]

<font size=1>every fule kno that the coll regs don't apply unless you audibly claim right of way</font size=1>

Many thanks for this very useful advice - which in my ignorance I must confess I didn't know. Is there an official form of words to claim right of way or will a cheery "Oi you moron get the &@%$ out of my way!" do just as well??

My word, you do learn a lot here don't you?

Tony C.

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[VicS]

No body has mentioned it yet but you do have a spare mainsheet rigged and spare haliards as well don't you?

Some boats come with a spare hull. Eg Catalacs. I've even seen some with two spare hulls.

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[longjohnsadler]

I think Steve is referring to the Fotherington-Thomas law who, as everyone kno, is a girlie.

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[boatless]

"Oi you moron get the &@%$ out of my way!"

No, you really need to add "$^~|\" to that for it to have the correct syntax. Obviously, if he'd been on port you'd reverse it.

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[BrendanS]

All of these accessories are just a scam to take money off unsuspecting sailors.

You know full well you didn't actually need a rudder, so why should genoa sheets, sails etc be any different?

If in doubt, just dump all the sails, mast etc, and install a bigger engine, that way you know you have only the essentials required for cruising short or long distances without the drag induced by all that additional kit

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[StugeronSteve]

Almost correct but you have to break off with the term A*S Hole and the one or two fingered salute!

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[StugeronSteve]

Almost correct but you have to break off with the term A*S Hole and the one or two fingered salute!

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[StugeronSteve]

Twice to ensure that the message is received and understood!

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[boatless]

Very wise. And I see that qthiv even hath a thpare rudder on hith new cruising boat. Called 'Wraith' apparently.

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[boatless]

Yes, I agree that the windward frontsail sheet does all the work - I hang onto the end of it to stop me falling over when things 'get exciting'. The more backups the better.

Don't you just love it when the crew get sweaty on the leeward winch though? Tch.. grind you b*gger, grind

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[ParaHandy]

Re CR question ...

was the helm of said yacht wearing sunglasses so dark that he, inadvertently, was unable to see where he was going? the absence of a white stick would seem to me to imply that he was not incapacitated except through a surfeit of substance abuse the night before .....

the condition is i believe known as hungover and some water would have been an excellent restorative .........

hope that helps

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[nicho]

This website is seriously affecting my self confidence - not only do we not play 'doctors and nurses' whilst on a passage, but to compound my inadequacy, I only have TWO genoa sheets - AND they are only of average length - my only compensation is that to date, nobody has laughed at them - I suppose having lots of other ropes in the locker as spares does save my blushes a little, though not having them rigged in the manner you describe really does show what an amateur I am.

I need (yet another) whisky to recover some self esteem - it's been a long weekend at the circuit whilst you lot have no doubt been enjoying the sunshine at sea..........

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