ROLLING REEF SYSTEM FOR THE MAINSAIL OF A SAILING VESSEL

摘要

Rolling reef system for the mainsail (4) of a sailing vessel, the said mainsail having an after leech, and under leech (7) secured to the boom (3) and a fore leech (6) connected to the mast (2), wherein said boom can be mounted on the mast in such a manner that it is both rotatable along its longitudinal axis and can be swivelled about the mast. The mainsail is provided with one or more battens (11, 12) extending practically parallel to the under leech (7) from the after leech up to the fore leech (6). At the tip of the boom (3) that is adjacent to the mast, the boom is provided with a disc (9) extending coaxially to the boom and having a significant larger diameter than the boom itself. The fore leech of the mainsail comprises a rope (13) having a relatively small guiding profile, said rope can be slidably accomodated by and retained in a guiding profile (14) secured to the mast, the said profile extending over practically the entire height of the mainsail.