R22 Discussion Group

Rick,

Caesar,
I am probably one of the most stubborn sailors on this list. I hate having  
stuff on my boat just for the sake of having it. It took me many years before I 
 broke down and purchased a whisker pole. Having done that I am very happy to 
 have it stored in my V berth when not being used. It is probably the best  
purchase (not including rum) that I have made. There are many ways to use it 
and  I'm still learning. It has made the 175 a very useful and dynamic sail.

Rummy

In a message dated 3/1/2009 9:26:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:

Thanks  guys,

Last Summer was my first sailing season, having   acquired the boat in early 
May.  I sail on a lake and to date more often  than not i have experienced 
light winds, winds in which my 175 collapses even  when reefed somewhat.  As you 
may have experienced, it not fun being dead  in open water, with no motion and 
no shelter.  To might delight, my  wife insisted that I get bimini.  

Next Problem:  I am  looking for a way to sail on most points of sail, if not 
all points of sail in  very light air.  I have found that poling out the 175 
helps a lot on  reach to run legs with light winds.  Without the pole the 175 
collapses  on itself.

I have heard from this list that UPS allows you  to sail on most points of 
sail in very light air, say from 2-3 mph, and not  just on a run.  It will fill 
out,and not collapse even in a chop,  and allow you sail slowly on any point 
of sail, even when others are dead  in the water.

Is there any lake sailor, or sailor in frequent  fickle winds, who can help 
me/us get a fair sense of  the performance of the UPS on the various points of 
sail, and  not just on a run in very light air?

Sailing down wind in light  air, wing on wing, with the genny poled out is a 
lot of fun.  Is it Rummy  who reminded us that doing the same in a good wind 
is close to extreme  sailing.

The question again is: will a UPS allow a Rhodes 22  sailor to sail on all, 
or most points of sail in winds from, say  2 mph?  I am looking for a way to 
beat the "dead in the water  blues."

--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Blue  Heron <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Blue Heron  <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Here is Doyle  offer on UPS pricing
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 3:42  PM

Caesar,

ROI = Return On Investment.  I haven't found the  UPS any better than the
175
genny on any tack other than a run.  In  fact, the weight of the genny lets
it keep its shape much better than the  UPS when you heel away from an almost
dead wind.

Albeit, the UPS is  effective and fun on a run in light air.  I was once
first over the  finish line by using my UPS.  The people on shore said my
boat looked  like a frigate plowing through the fleet.  Trouble was, it was a
JAM  race and the committee decided against me on a protest, classifying the
UPS  as a spinaker rather than a jib and only one jib allowed anywey.

If you  do a lot of downwind sailing in light air, consider getting a UPS.   I
just haven't encountered those conditions frequent enough since I got  mine.
Plus, I hate being DNQ.

Rick

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Here is Doyle offer on UPS pricing