[Rhodes22-list] FW: ??? Sarboard tac ???

[TN Rhodey]

You mentioned you were on a lake so I am guessing currents and tides were
not a factor. As Rummy suggests something is ourt of rune....check to see if
your mast is straight. Did you notice any difference in steering....did it
feel like you had excessive weather or lee helm on either tack?

Wally


On 5/28/07, michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
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> [mailto:mailman-bounces at www.rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Alex Stavisky
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 6:16 PM
> To: rhodes22-list-owner at rhodes22.org
> Subject: ??? Sarboard tac ???
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> Here's one for you experts.  I was on a starboard
> tack close reach on a 10-12 knot breeze with my
> R22.  My speed, per the GPS, was  a good 5-6
> knots, I tacked to port tack at a close reach and
> could only get 1-2 knots all I tried.   I failed
> to get anything better at every try.  It was very
> difficult for me to tack back to a starboard tck
> and most times I had to jibe.  I was using the
> mainsail only and when I added the genoa I had
> only marginal improvement.  When using the genoa
> it was out full and I had an exact reading on the
> actual wind position.  Later on in the day and
> with a wind shift the problem went away.  I had
> been in the middle of a 2-3 mile lake faced on
> one side with a small mountain.
> Any ideas what could have been going on?
> Alex the newbee.
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