Reefing Tips

More Articles From Online Book: Sail Handling and Rigging Made Easy:

1. Six Reasons To Leave The Cockpit Often
2. Don’t Forget About The Sails
3. Your Mainsail Is Your Friend
4. Hoisting the Mainsail Made Easy—Simplicity in Action
5. How Many Reefs and How Deep?
6. Reefing Made Easy
7. Reefing From The Cockpit 2.0—Thinking Things Through
8. Reefing Questions and Answers
9. Reefing Tips
10. A Dangerous Myth about Reefing
11. In-Mast, In-Boom, or Slab Reefing—Convenience and Reliability
12. In-Mast, In-Boom, or Slab Reefing —Performance, Cost and Safety
13. Mainsail Handling Made Easy with Lazyjacks
14. Safe and Easy Offshore Sailing—When to Reef, Part 1
15. Safe and Easy Offshore Sailing—When to Reef, Part 2
16. Topping Lift Tips and a Hack
17. 12 Reasons The Cutter Is A Great Offshore Voyaging Rig
18. Cutter Rig—Should You Buy or Convert?
19. Cutter Rig—Optimizing and/or Converting
20. Cruising Rigs—Sloop, Cutter, or Solent?
21. Sailboat Deck Layouts
22. The Case For Roller-Furling Headsails
23. The Case For Hank On Headsails
24. UV Protection For Roller Furling Sails
25. Making Life Easier—Roller Reefing/Furling
26. Making Life Easier—Storm Jib
27. Swept-Back Spreaders—We Just Don’t Get It!
28. Q&A: Staysail Stay: Roller Furling And Fixed Vs Hanks And Removable
29. Rigid Vangs
30. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 1—Forces and Angles
31. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 2—Line and Gear Strength Calculator
32. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 3—The Details
33. Why We Don’t Recommend Boom Brakes
34. Downwind Sailing, Tips and Tricks
35. Downwind Sailing—Poling Out The Jib
36. Setting and Striking a Spinnaker Made Easy and Safe
37. Ten Tips To Fix Weather Helm
38. Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 1
39. Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 2
40. Two Dangerous Rigging Mistakes
41. Rig Tuning, Part 1—Preparation
42. Rig Tuning, Part 2—Understanding Rake and Bend
43. Rig Tuning, Part 3—6 Steps to a Great Tune
44. Rig Tuning, Part 4—Mast Blocking, Stay Tension, and Spreaders
45. Rig Tuning, Part 5—Sailing Tune
46. Cruising Sailboat Spar Inspection
47. Cruising Sailboat Standing Rigging Inspection
48. Cruising Sailboat Running Rigging Inspection
49. Cruising Sailboat Rig Wiring and Lighting Inspection
50. Cruising Sailboat Roller Furler and Track Inspection
51. Download Cruising Sailboat Rig Checklist
52. 9 Tips To Make Unstepping a Sailboat Mast Easier
53. Rigging Tips Part 1
54. Rigging Tips Part 2