THE MOODY RANGE OF YACHTS
Based at Swanwick marina the home of Moody yachts we obviously have detailed knowledge of the range past and present, we have supplied many suits of sails for log distance sailing THE ARK RACE, BLUE WATER RALLY etc as well as sails for club racing under IRC and straight forward cruising, we offer the latest improvements in sail design and fabrics and can advise on rig setup and tuning.
With Improvements in fabrics , sails will stay flat in increasing wind speeds , a change to the original sail plan dimensions for genoas, usually reducing the mast overlap holds an advantage ,particularly with the older designs, ease of tacking and forward visibility are among the benefits.
To allow easier slab reefing on the Moody 47 , Lewmar blocks are fitted in place of the standard pressed reef rings. see this halves the friction on the reefing lines,see photo>
The Moody 376/38 inmast furling sytems are a bit of a tight fit for the sail when rolling away, mainsails can be flattened by way of reducing the luff curve, on new sails a very low stretch Dacron fabric is used to prevent the sail from stretching ,this allows a tight neat roll.
With Inmast furling the setup of the strut kicking strap is vital .most yachts need a slight twist in the leach of the main when the outhaul is pulled to maximum and the halliard is fully tensioned ,this insures the leach is not pulled down to much when furling, creating a bulky crease.
The new Moody 56 with shore 1.5oz cruising chute
If you have a great yacht name ,put it on your sails
DOUBLE HEADSAIL RIG
most moody yachts have a furlex roller furling gear with twin grooves, for passage sailing when running the double headsail rig works well, an extra (old ?) genoa is hoisted with your existing furling genoa on the same halyard, (any difference in luff length is made up with a rope or luff tape strop). when running ,sails are set on each side of foil. to windward and reaching sail are set on same side one inside the other, this works better than it sounds as the air pressure keeps the sails clamped together and only the 2 normal sheets are used, one each side.
because the sails are pulling the yacht from the front it is a very direction stable setup and good news for night sailing with good forward visibility as the clews set high running.
sails can be furled together when not used as per single sail.
FURLING GEAR FRICTION
as the furling system drums get smaller and more sleek looking the mechanical advantage they give you to turn the foil is decreased.
to compensate, fit a good quality control line braid rope so the line stacks smoothly on the drum ,often the line diameter can be reduced.
one of the largest friction points is the last turning block on the furling line before the cleat, this should be at least 50mm block or more with a roller bearing.
