[Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?

[Eric Nelson]

Imagine my suprise to see this. GPS was reading between 8.5 and 9 MPH. Was 
lots of fun since the slightest tug on the Main Sheet would send the boat 
heeling, and my wife and daughter screaming. Only lasted about 5 minutes, 
but long enough to snap this photo.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?


> Sailing on lake/river I can motor 6 knots with my 6 hp motor wide open. 
> This
> may seem hard to believe but I have toppped 7 knots a couple of times 
> under
> sail. This speed was sustained for periods of around 5 minutes or so and 
> was
> on a run that turned into a reach that turned into a broach.
>
> The first time happened in a race under very windy conditions (20+). I
> posted this story 6 or so years ago. It was in January with temps in the 
> 30s
> and snow on the ground/. The conditions were such that we only had 7 boats
> in the race. Two pulled out right after the start. A Catalina 30 shredded
> their main. A husband/wife crew didn'tt think their marriage would survive
> the race. We were now down to 5 boats.
>
> I was sailing my R22 single handed with with 60% furled main and a 125 
> jib.
> The RC didn't want to mess with buoys because it was so cold. The race
> course was around Half Moon Island and back through the starting gate. It
> was upwind towards the island. The wind was really blowing, the sky was
> gray, and then it started snowing. I was over powered several times and 
> had
> a hard time keeping flat. By staying in the shallow side in the lee of the
> island I was able to shorten the course and find some calmer weather. I
> decided to unfurl the main to take advantage of the lull.
>
> Once crossing the island I jibed to turn back towards the finish line. I 
> was
> no longer in the lee and the boat took off like a rocket. My GPS was 
> showing
> a steady 7 plus knots for minutes at a time with occasional bursts going
> over 9. It was not a smooth ride as the boat kept wanting to head up.
> Finally the boat was over powered and broached. Rudder control was useless
> at this point and I rounded up heeling hard.. I furled the main back in 
> and
> ran the rest of the way to the line chugging along at 6 - 7 knots steady.
> Note this is measured speed over ground. I do not have knot meter. I can't
> remember the results but i remember I finished 4 out of 5. I beat a 
> Newport
> 28 before they corrected the time! I think I corrected to 2 or 3.
>
> Remember hull speed is only theoretical. The RC measured wind speed that 
> day
> at 18-23 with gusts measured over 30.
>
> Fair Winds,
>
> Wally
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Metaphor <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I had it up to about 70 on the way to the put-in ramp, but I got kind of
>> scared when it started heeling too much around the turns, so I backed it
>> down to the 50 mph speed limit...
>>
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