First of all, I found it EXTREMELY challenging to furl/unfurl my roller jib in the heavier winds and was wondering if there was any special technique to this is in high winds? I found after about 6 tries that it was not possible to furl the jib while in irons because the furling hardware attached to the mast tang was not rotating. How can this be fixed? Or should I just trash the roller furler and switch back to the original, class-legal rig?
To furl the jib in heavier winds, you need to sail downwind. But it should unfurl fine when you are going upwind.
