[Rhodes22-list] Wally, did you go sailing yesterday?

[William E. Wickman]

It's interesting that everyone has slight variations on technique.  I guess
the moral of the story is that there is no one right answer, there are
several techniques to keep in one's bag of tricks.  That's what makes this
sport so fun!

Bill W.




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Just catching up on these threads. Yes Rummy was right I was on the lake
both days. Saturday was a wild one but I didn't miss a tack. Conditions of
extreme gusts with changing wind angles.

I double checked my backstay and jib halyard tension before leaving the
dock. I like everything tight.
My 125 is a big advantage here. I furl to about a 100 or 110. Not much of a

furl so I still get good sail shape. Upwind require inside the shroud
sheeting. If you have forward blocks use them. I don't like to lower boom
much and I didn't Saturday. I did have the main furled down. The key is to
get the out haul tight so you can flatten the sail. Make sure you use your
traveler to spill the gusts.

Sit on the rail and go for it. Watch for the gusts! Sunday was much nicer!
Saturday I really needed rail meat but I managed with out.

Wally
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wally, did you go sailing yesterday?
>Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:01:57 -0600
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>I was out on Ft. Loudon lake yesterday and it was wild.  Wind was blowing
>15-20 with gusts near 30.  I was furled to storm sized jib and just a
small
>triangle for the main and still got slammed by the gusts.  I was amazed
>that the boat  heeled even while I was motoring back to my slip with no
>sails at all!
>
>I had trouble tacking in this wind so here is a question for the group.
>What is the best strategy for tacking in high winds when you are reefed to
>the max?  I know that you need good boat speed, but even then the boat
just
>seemed to stall out.
>
>Bill W.
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