That’s a common problem with the 170. Try back filling the Jenny then release it so it comes across faster.

Robert L. Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC

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We just bought a rhodes this year and have had the same problem.  I find the mainsail to be not very effective on its own and the Genoa gets caught on everything like you said.  I’m considering looking for a smaller headsail.
Jim Cunningham

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> On Sep 26, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
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> ?Hi, all,
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> I've been sailing for most of my life, but only just got a Rhodes 22 this week. I went for my first sail today, light breeze, and encountered a number of things that are different from other boats I have sailed. Here's the first:
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> Every time I came about, the genoa (170) hung up on everything it could find -- stanchions, lifelines, shrouds. This was not a minor, momentary clip -- it stayed hung up until each time I had to crawl forward and release the genoa by hand, not fun when you're single-handing.
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> I made sure the sheets were all on the outside of everything, and that the sheet on the opposite side was loose and free, and I wasn't standing on it (more about that in another post). I tried jiggling both sides, and sawing both sheets back and forth to try to release it, but no go.
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> Is there some trick or technique you use on a Rhodes to get the genoa to move smoothly from one side to the other during a tack? I didn't even try a jibe.
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> Thanks,
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> --Matt
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