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Extra Info

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Position of reefs.

The yacht is fitted with single line reefing for the first and second reefs.

The luff and leech sail reefing points are fitted with Antal ball raced blocks.

The blocks are attached to the sail by webbing loops which pass through stainless steel cringles and are sewn on to reinforcing patches on the opposite side of the sail.

The first reefing block is on the Starboard side of the sail.

The second reefing block is on the Port side of the sail.

I wish to transfer the Antal blocks to the new sail. To enable this I would like the webbing loops (for the attachment of the reefing blocks) to be affixed to the sail as usual (so, to be attached to the opposite side of the sail to the position of the reefing blocks) BUT I would like the webbing loops to be shorter than normal so that they approach BUT DO NOT extend through the stainless steel reefing cringles. I will then use a Dyneema soft shackle to pass through the cringle, to attach the reefing block to the webbing straps. See photographs to illustrate.

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Starting with the LUFF reefing points.

Since the first and second reefing points on the sail will NOT be attached to the reefing hooks (ram’s horns) at the gooseneck, the vertical and horizontal offsets of these hooks are ONLY important to define the position of the luff cringle for the THIRD reef.

So, for the THIRD reef:

a) Reef hook height above boom = 52mm

b) Reef hook setback (from back of mast) = 88mm.

Since the FIRST and SECOND reefs use reefing blocks attached to the sail as described above, the vertical and horizontal offsets for their reefing cringles must be different from those required by the third reef in order that room is created for the reefing blocks.

So, for the FIRST and SECOND reefs the stainless steel reefing cringles are required to sit, when reefed;

a) Height above the boom = 110mm

b) Horizontal set back = 180mm.

(See photo which I hope helps my explanation.).

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Now the LEECH reefing points.

The first and second reefing lines pass through the boom, around sheaves in the aft end of the boom and then pass around the leech reefing blocks and are secured to the boom.

The first reefing line is attached to the boom 5410mm from the back of the mast.

The second reefing line is attached to the boom 5100mm from the back of the mast.

Leech line

I would line an overhead leech line to be included (as discussed).