[Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing--Now High Wind Tacking

[KUHN, LELAND]

Big Al,

Good trivia--never knew that.

Had a great afternoon of sailing yesterday although it was a little
windy and choppy (12-15 knot winds, 3-5 foot chop).  Typically I have
trouble tacking in those conditions, but yesterday not so much.  Since
I'm not sure what I was doing right, I could use some advice.  I had the
boom down with full mainsail out and the genoa was reefed to about 100%
with the sheets ran between the shrouds on the cabin sides.

The centerboard was up.  Wouldn't it make more sense to have it down so
you could turn quicker?

When tacking, I turned the tiller as hard and fast as I could.  I
thought you should tack slowly in small boats?

Speed was about 3.5 to 4 knots (close reach), which might be a little
faster than normal for these conditions, which might be the only reason
I had no trouble tacking.

I tried to time my tack with the chop, so the rudder turned when it was
at the top of a wave.  The idea was to turn the boat before the next
wave hit, which was largely unsuccessful.

Anything else I should or should not do?

Thanks!

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Robertson [mailto:bigal_61 at msn.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:39 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing.

In old days of the square riggers, when a vessel was tacking or coming
about, if the sails were not released smartly and the yards braced
accordingly , the sails and sheets would flap loosely in a slovenly
drunken manner. Thus the expression 3 sheets to the windward sidel
rather than to leeward where they should be on the new ship's heading.
Big Al
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael D. Weisner<mailto:mweisner at ebsmed.com> 
  To: The Rhodes 22 mail list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
  Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing.


  Rob,

  Why is this a non-sailing question?  You said "You're supposed to say
you
  remember listing to the song ... "  Listing is definitely a sailing
term ;)
  I know many of our times who could have been described as "listing"
(or at
  least several sheet to the wind.)

  Mike
  s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
  Nissequogue River, NY

  From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu<mailto:rlowe at vt.edu>> Monday, October
22, 2007 12:27 PM

  > Ahh, come on Hank.  You're supposed to say you remember listing to
the 
  > song
  > in your dorm room while you were smoking something and drinking (Mt.
Gay)
  > rum while the stereo was turned up to 11. - rob
  >
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com<mailto:hnw555 at gmail.com>>
  > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>
  > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:50 AM
  > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question, non sailing.
  >
  >
  >> I just entered the lyrics in google and the answer came up very
easily.
  >>
  >> Hank
  >>
  >>
  >> On 10/22/07, R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com>
<R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com>> wrote:
  >> >
  >> > Thanks guys. I knew someone on the list would know.
  >> >
  >> > Rummy
  >> >
  >> >
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