I think Robert has it, it took me 3 sails to get the flick down.

I have also furled, tacked, and then unfurled.
But basically letting it fill up and pulling when the clew is high works.
Ymmv of course.
The biggest snag item is on the aft life rail lifeline eye, and the front
cabin stay.

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 4:13 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the quick responses. Is this a design flaw? If so, it seems
> like a pretty serious one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Matt
>
>
>
> > On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Weiss, Robert L <rweiss at siu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > 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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> Nancy <njcassie at optonline.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2020 4:03:29 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1
> >
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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
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Sep 26, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?Hi, all,
> >>
> >> 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:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> --Matt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>