reefing wind speeds

[Diverphil1]

just a general question on when to reef.
anyone with a bav 33c j&j from around 2006,slab reef ,3 reefs, at what sort of wind speeds do you put the varios reef in.

[Samoerai]

I'm afraid I'm not able to tell you as this depends on much more things as the wind direction, gusts, wave heights, wave form and frequency.

I could be setting my first reef at 13 knots wind when beating in choppy waves and be totally fine with a full sail setup at 22 knots with long swells and wind from 150 degrees.

[sy_Anniina]

Adding to that crew or lacck of it. Totally different to beat upwind solo, than to have someone on sheet ready to spill off gusts + 400kg of crew on the windward rail.

Just this element will change my decision from say 14kn to 20kn in terms of first reef on otherwise similär conditions.

BR,

Tommi
S/Y Anniina

[Diverphil1]

ive been putting first reef in around 14kn then turning and on about a 60 degree  angle to wind,usualy just me and wife, also ususly a short choppy sea with gusts going from 15 to 22. was wondering if there was an average windspeed that people use to reef and what it was, and wether i was being too cautious.