[Rhodes22-list] The Joy of Centerboard (Sex)

[Bob Keller]

Sheila (the wife) and I went out last Sunday for the first time since 
returning from Edenton with a new trailer and a sveldt centerboard.  
Beautiful day in Sunbury, GA on Nov 26... it was about 70 degrees and sunny 
and the wind was out of the N to NE at 10-13 knots.  It was perfect.  We 
reached and then closehauled up through Dutchman Bay against the current and 
were able to make great headway with our centerboard all the way down!  It's 
amazing how critical a CB is in a strong current going to windward.  We 
tacked around and reached back to the Medway River and then turned east and 
began tacking into the wind.  Had the pop-top up and the full main and 175 
out in 10-13 knots and it was exciting.  Sheila was generally calm and 
interested and got into the tacking by handling the genoa sheets while I 
gave the orders.  She only screamed at me once (that I can remember) about 
the healing angle and I mentioned that if she weighed more it wouldn"t be an 
issue...

We tacked out about 4 miles and were close to St. Catherines Sound and 
decided to turn around since it was getting late.

Great outing and I hardly used the autopilot because we were tacking - also 
didn't have time to mix a drink.  Still, it was great to have a centerboard. 
  Thanks Rummy & Stan!!
Bob K

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