Reefing

Graham, do not have any pics of the details but will try to take some this weekend.

Main luff pendant :- 10mm line spliced to cringle, led down through the tack shackle then a stopper knot on the end. To reef the line is pulled along the boom to a wood cleat fixed about half a metre along the side of the boom. Second reef is same but to another wood cleat on the other side of the boom.

Main leech pendant:- 10mm line for each, led DOWN through a bulls-eye fairlead, round under the boom, though another bulls-eye fairlead on the opposite side of the boom, then up through the reef cringle, back down the other side and through a block fastened to the other end of the line, and then forward to a wooden cleat on the side of the boom (one each side for each of the two reefs)

I have a seperate three-part tackle stored in a locker that can be clipped onto the leech pendants if required in stronger winds but find I hardly ever need it.

Hope that makes sense and is helpfull. Want more info?

Colin