RS Feva s/h: too few hands...

What could possibly go wrong?

   Is there a clever trick for handling the mainsheet when you need one hand for steering and the other for sheeting the kite?

Putting a slip knot on the main sheet ratchet block was not very elegant...

Or is retro fitting the mainsheet jammer the only way to go?

Thanks!

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skslr Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 24 Jul 06 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote skslr Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS Feva s/h: too few hands... Posted: 19 Nov 14 at 9:05pm
	Is there a clever trick for handling the mainsheet when you need one hand for steering and the other for sheeting the kite? Putting a slip knot on the main sheet ratchet block was not very elegant... Or is retro fitting the mainsheet jammer the only way to go? Thanks!

RichTea Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 22 Jan 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 207	Post Options Post Reply Quote RichTea Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Nov 14 at 9:38pm
	Main sheet to tiller hand, kite has more power than main.
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MerlinMags Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 585	Post Options Post Reply Quote MerlinMags Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 7:47am
	Bum cheeks are better cleats than teeth.

kneewrecker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 09 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1586	Post Options Post Reply Quote kneewrecker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 9:02am
	http://www.mustoskiff.com/training-details/stens-hands.htm

skslr Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 24 Jul 06 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote skslr Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 12:07pm
	Many thanks for the responses so far! Looking at the MPS homepage, doesn’t that “bit of slack” in the mainsheet require a jammer? At least I found the jammer on the MPS pretty helpful when I took one out for the first time…

kneewrecker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 09 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1586	Post Options Post Reply Quote kneewrecker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 12:19pm
	maybe so- although could you not fit a jammer, or at least side deck cleats like a Laser?

Dougal Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Sep 09 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 556	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dougal Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 3:14pm
	I used to hold the main and kite sheet in the same hand. That way as I sheeted out the kite I would also sheet out the main. If you hold the main in your tiller hand then when you push the tiller away to head up you sheet out the main. The bigger problem I had was getting forward for the hoist/drops - my tiller extension wasn't long enough so I just had to let it go and steer by balancing the boat which was slightly precarious if other boats were around me! It was a lot of fun single handed though.
	What could possibly go wrong?

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 3:47pm
	I've been reading all this with interest - I've singlehanded the Feva on several occasions, and I cannot for the life of me remember what I did with the sheets. Can't recall any really big issues, though.
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skslr Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 24 Jul 06 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote skslr Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 4:55pm
	Apperently the jammer LDC offers fits in the same place the ratchet block currently is mounted at. Not sure I could add cleats on the side deck as it is routomould sandwhich. I am solidly in the recommended crew weight range just on my own, so I have to move back and forths quite a bit and the cleats would always be in the wrong place. Sailing on a shifty lake I also had to work the kite sheet excessively and I cannot imagine that I would be able to sync that with the main sheet in any useful way. (And I probably should move the jib sheets, too :-) Setting/dropping the kite is another challenge, at least you can let out the main completely while doing that. Just holding the halyard with the tiller hand while grapping it further upfront with the other hand seemed to work. (Long arms help with that.) Using both hands to pull and letting go the extension - not so much... I started training my son as a crew, will take a few years, though.

RichTea Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 22 Jan 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 207	Post Options Post Reply Quote RichTea Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 14 at 6:28pm
	I also got RS to fit a centre tow strap, cos hiking wasnt easy, so they fitted a tow strap from the block to the same fitting point... you had 3 in the helm area but it was so much comfier to hike with that setup.
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