Adjusting the larger furling genoa can be fairly complicated. One must determine the optimal location of the jib sheets and cars as well as the length of the exposed sail. Once this has been accomplished, the sail shape may be fine tuned through adjustment of the foot and leech to keep the sail from curling.

The genoa (headsail) should be adjusted prior to adjusting the mainsail. For IMF rigs this is complicated by the outhaul tension, mainsheet and traveler adjustments, not to mention sail shape lines.

A reasonable general explanation on the adjustment of both lines may be found at:
https://www.precisionsailloft.com/blog/leech-and-foot-lines/

More specific information may be found in our archives at:
http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/imf.html

http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2005-December/027408.html

http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2005-June/023989.html

Most of us have learned through trial and error. This is a great reason to spend as much time as possible sailing your Rhodes 22. Books only tell you what should be done. Sailing and making mistakes force you to learn by correcting your errors.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Gmorganflier
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 1:27 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Leech and foot line adjustment

Hello,

I’ve spent hours and days looking through the archives for tidbits of info to help a novice sailor like me to know my boat better and hints on sailing techniques which I copy and paste into folders on my iPad.

I had someone at my sailing club point out something on my sails which I didn’t even know existed nor had I seen discussed in the archives. My Genoa has a leech line and a foot line which can be adjusted. My furling main has a leech line. 

How are these used and adjusted? The person who pointed out this feature to me said it looked while sailing  like my Genoa was cupped on the leech and I needed to loosen the leech line..does this sound right?

Thanks,
George Morgan
S/V Knotty Lady 1986



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