Dear All
I have fitted the parrel bead lashings as set out above. On our first sail yesterday we needed a reef and were pleased to find that we didn't need an extra lashing to contain the sail at the mast. On reflection however I think that it might be a little awkward to pull the sail down to the reefing horn if a second reef was required owing to the bulk of the parrels between the first and second reefing cringles and they might have to be temporarily removed. Has anyone experienced this problem? As an aside I had previously fitted rings on loops pushed through the reefing cringles secured by stoppers on the other side to make the job of fitting the sail onto the horns easier.
Regards
Graham