gthursby Posted January 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2021 A stupid question - are reefing points on both sides of a sail? What's the best way of making them? Some people seem to attach them directly to the sail; others to a strip of cloth which is then bonded to the sail. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 18, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2021 Yes, the reef points are on both sides of the sail. When the sail is reefed it is gathered up and tied off with the reef points, thus making a shorter sail. John gthursby and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gthursby Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted January 18, 2021 Thanks, Jim. I think that I had misunderstood how they worked. Graham mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 18, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2021 David Antscherl gives a detailed explanation making and putting in the reefing points in the sail making rigging supplement to Volume IV of the TFFM series. This little booklet is only $8 but postage to Australia is probably as much or more than the booklet. The booklet is well worth the price if sails are to be put on a model. Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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