I do have the IMF. And don’t know the answer to your question on big gusts.  I would have been too distracted in that instance to think about it.  It is not my practice to be out in big wind ?.  For the type of sailing that I do, this really isn’t a big deal. It is just the principle of the thing that it bothers me.  I would like the boat to be right. 
 
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Susan Crane

> On Jun 4, 2018, at 4:06 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Raking the mast back should increase weather helm, but if you have IMF that
> may not be possible.  What if you get a big gust and start to get knocked
> over?  Does it still stay with lee helm?  It should transition to more of a
> weather helm as it heels.
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 4:02 PM, Susan Crane <scranevmd at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I do understand the concept and have seen that article.  Apparently
>> adjusting the sails is not sufficient to correct my lee helm.  Even with a
>> full main and very small jib, it still tended to go downwind or am I
>> missing
>> something.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Hank
>> Sent: Monday, June 4, 2018 3:54 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] weather helm vs lee helm
>> 
>> Here's an article on it that may help.
>> 
>> http://www.schoolofsailing.net/weather-helm-and-lee-helm.html
>> 
>> Hank
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 3:50 PM, Susan Crane <scranevmd at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Can you give a few more details on what you mean by adjusting the
>> rigging.
>>> My boat has always tended to have a mild lee helm. One day I went out and
>>> fiddled with sails, weight (eg full vs empty water tank in the bow) and
>> the
>>> centerboard and could not get it to sail with weather helm.  I didn't
>> know
>>> to adjust the rigging.  So what adjustment would you start with?
>>> 
>>> Susan Crane
>>> s/v Whimsy R22 1986
>>> Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay, MD
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Graham Stewart
>>> Sent: Monday, June 4, 2018 11:13 AM
>>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] weather helm vs lee helm
>>> 
>>> JimA
>>> My Rhodes has a mild weather helm - as you would want. A lee helm means
>>> that
>>> the sails are out of balance with the boat and this can be fixed by
>>> adjusting the rigging.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Graham Stewart
>>> Agile. R22, 1976
>>> Kingston Ontario Canada
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Jim A
>>> Sent: June 4, 2018 7:07 AM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] weather helm vs lee helm
>>> 
>>> I saw a post somewhere (not here) that stated the Rhodes 22 has lee helm.
>>> Is
>>> this true? I am new here as well as to sailing and looking for my 1st and
>>> probably last boat. I think the Rhodes would fit the bill. I never sailed
>>> on
>>> a boat with leem helm. Seems frightening..........
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> JimA
>>> 
>>> 
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