whaler Harpoon - Reefing; Reefing - What it is; Reefing - What happens; How to reef

Reefing - What It I a.
Reefing 1s any lime thatlhe amount ol saol area on the boatos
tempor aroty reduced 10 cope w11h wond and sea condolions that would
otherw1se overpower the boat
Reefing - What happen a.
Woth a full main and job . your Harpoon shoUld sail wo th a
nearly perfectly balanced
he l m. wi th only a slight pull to weather.
When you
reel, however, thos balance Is changed. The result can be
either ex cess1ve lee helm, where I he boat Is cont1nually trying to
head away from the wind, or ex cessove weather helm, causong the
boat
to head up Into the wond
When you reef the maonsaot on your Harpoon, the balance of the
boat woll be affected. but you can restore thos balance by adtusling
the posolioo olthe centerbOard As you raose the centerboard shghlly
weather helm woll be reduced Keep raosong the centerboard unlit me
bOatos sailing 10 a balanced condo liOn
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How to reef.
When t he wind reaches between 15·18 knots, 11 is time to reef
the
maonsa11 You 'll know when the wind reaches thai velocity
because the boat
woll be heeling ex cessovety, and the water woll
generally have sca tt ered whllecaps
The Harpoon Is equipped woth a Jiffy-ree li ng system that
ma k es reehng a retatovely sompte, safe and fast procedure.
First, the helmsman releases the malnsheel until th e mainsail is
lull1 ng The ma1nsal t halyard Is th en re leased, unlit t he forward reef
crongle 1S apprO x ima tely 3 Inches above the boom A good Ide a is to
mark
the mas I at the 3 onch po1nt woth a p1ece of tape Then, when
you lower the halyard, you simply
lone up the reel cringle wi th the
tape
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