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bluesam3
Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Topic: RS Feva s/h: too few hands... Posted: 27 Nov 14 at 1:41am |
It's probably less of an issue than triplehanded (the helm having to jump the tiller every tack was a tad awkward). Fitting a swivel cleat on the main should be fairly easy to do - just find one the right size and put it on.
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Eminoxon
Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 13 Location: Bicester Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 15 at 10:53pm |
regarding the halyard, i find holding both sheets on the tiller whilst reaching dorward to pull in the slack, bringing slack back to the tiller, raching forward and holding downhaul whilst flicking off te cleat and then hauling in using tiller hand aswell ( at this point dropping spinny sheet.) the modification with bungee between the jib cleats really helps with this. i have tried having both sheets in one hand but now prefer to have the spiny iin the forehand and the main with the tiller, but holding both together in the forehand when i i need to sheet in the main. versy shifty and gusty on our lake and this means i can ditch the main to concentrate on the spiny when i need to . i am not in favour of mainsheet cleats, have one on the 200 and it always gets stuck on a tricky tack in strong wind. realistically sailing ia feva s/h is fun but not competitive and you just need to try and be in control as much as possible.😃
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Newtothis
RS feva 4624, share Rs200 1317, daughters RS tera 798 rs aero 1301 |
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skslr
Posting king Joined: 24 Jul 06 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 12:10pm |
We finally managed to install the mainsheet jammer offered
by LDC, I believe this is actually the same as changing back to the
configuration of the first Fevas built. Works a treat downwind, upwind the ratchet block worked a
lot better J Now I just need to figure out how to get the kite back down
again into the cute more reliably in windy conditions… |
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themeaningoflife
Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 May 11 Location: Essex/ Kent Online Status: Offline Posts: 212 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 15 at 3:23pm |
Two tricks to dropping a Feva kite. The first is to make sure that the corners where the metal tube taking the forestay meets the moulding is well taped up and rounded off to reduce the chance of the patches not making it through. The other is to bear off as low as possible, with some windward heel, as you would sail the boat in light, non-planing conditions, so that instead of being pulled in, the kite falls vertically into the chute and does most of the work for you.
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