Storm Jib

[stretch33]

After reading Mike Coates bit in PBO about rigging a storm jib l thought l'd ask the forums opinions on where they sheet it to. Might seem a bit daft but if you have the headsail rolled up and the sheets attached to the sail (probably with a couple of turns round the sail) its going to be cleated off in the cockpit. Obviously then the storm jib is rigged with its own sheets but where pray tell do you sheet them too ! Do you have another track or an eye in the deck ? Perhaps Mike Coates could respond as well?
Thx in advance peeps. Phil

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[geoffatstanpit]

Not that I've ever had to use it (yet!) I can rig my storm jib luff between the Pole uphaul and foredeck cleat and sheet through the blocks on the toerail that are normally used for the spinnaker twings (twinning lines, barber haulers whatever you call them). Presuming that I will never need the kite and storm jib up at the same time!

Geoff

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[Sea Devil]

I have 2 blocks on the slide on the jib sheet track - I also use the 2nd one when I have 2 headsails boomed out on either side.

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[Ships_Cat]

We have a seperate track (and winches) for the storm and heavy weather jibs but, as others have shown, that is not necessary (just convenient).

John

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[johnsomerhausen]

Geoff mentioned a barber hauler amongst other things. I´ve installed a fairlead just forward of the cap shrouds on my boat so that I can rig one to better control the storm jib without getting out of the cockpit (just a lien with a small snatch block). You don´t want to go back on the lee side deck when conditions get to the point wheere you´ve got to hoist the SJ
john

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[William_H]

I reckon you should do some sailing with the storm jib in reasonably strong winds so that you can get the jib sheeting point right. You may find that you need to be able to work to windward under storm sails (claw off a lee shore) so you need to be able to get that sail working properly. You may find that being a smaller sail a sheeting point inboard of the stays will give better pointing ability, The fore and aft position of the sheet point is critical and if you cant move the point along the deck it can effectively be adjusted if you can raise or lower the jib above the deck by wire strop or even shackles. Get that halyard really tight especially if it not hanked to a stay.
On a breezy day you can make a pleasure sail more pleasant by using the storm jib rather than battling with mostly furled genoa and it will enable you to iron out bugs and get the storm jib to work well rather than find out when it is really needed. regards will

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[dickh]

I have used a second pair of blocks on my Jaguar 27 - fortunately the sliding eyes were already on the track, as it would have meant removing the track to add some more. The blocks are set in the correct position, tied to the guard wires with shock cord to prevent them laying on the deck. The shock cord needs renewing yearly. I use dedicated sheets, leading the genoa sheets to the spinnaker winch and cleats and using the genoas self tailers for the storm jib.

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