Reefing - RS Feva Owner's Manual

The gennaker can "bunch up" when entering the chute. This can be minimised by
keeping some tension on the
into the chute with the main body of the gennaker.
When the gennaker
cockpit area clear.

Reefing

reduces the sail area, and is an effective and essential way to continue
sailing in winds that would otherwise keep the less experienced or younger sailors
ashore. There are two ways to reef a RS Feva S mainsail:
The jib is very effective in strong winds because the majority of its area is
low down so it helps with balance. Try slab reefing first – it's more fun for
the crew!
Picture 4.2 Dropping the Gennaker
gennaker
is fully lowered, tidy the
4.7 Reefing
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sheet, preventing the
sheets and the
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clew from being sucked
halyard to keep the