[Rhodes22-list] Too Windy--Now Centerboard Effect

[David Culp]

Agree with Rummy... The 175 requires the right conditions and bodies.
Still, for most people, I think it is the right sail to have on the
furler if you have some rail meat.  But, since I am always
single-handed, I am dropping back to a 150 or 155% the next time
around.  The 175% stays rolled up on my boat too much of the time.
However, my experience is that the boat will point higher with the
175% fully unfurled then it will reefed down to the the outer shroud.

My best pointing/speed combination single-handed seems to be:  Full
main, boom lowered, genoa sheet inside the outer shroud and
centerboard down.  Also, traveler a little to windward if not
over-powered.   This would be in wind of about 12-15 kts.  I estimate
the angle to the wind at about 45 degrees... Might do better with a
newer genoa sail and a luff tape.  I have tried sheeting in to the
inside cleats on the cabin top, maybe point a little closer but lose
too much speed.  In a big blow though, this might be useful.

Anybody using a 150 or 155% genoa and know the dimensions?

Thanks,
David




Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:44:58 EDT
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Lee,
As you have eluded to previously, there are a lot of factors that determine
 hull speed in the water. If you are single handed, the 175 can be way to
much  sail in a ten knot wind.  However, with the same conditions and two
additional bodies on the rail can make the 175 a real performance booster.
It's all about balance, sail and weight.

Rummy


In a message dated 6/24/2009 11:09:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:


Ben,

The only time I can remember measuring performance  into the wind I had the
sheets run across the cabintop.  12 knot wind,  boom & board down, full
main,
traveler centered, Genoa reefed to the  inside shroud, tiller locked, choppy
water.  It's in the archives but  I think I was going about 3.5 knots, which
was fast for me on a close reach  with that much wind--probably because the
boat was sailing itself.  I  measured 45 degrees into the wind which leads
me
to believe that an  experienced sailor could get upwards to 40 degrees on a
close haul in the  right conditions.

I normally have the Genoa sheets ran outside the  shrouds but I mostly sail
on a close reach and I'd probably get faster  performance with the sheets
ran
across the deck in between the  shrouds.  Unless I'm on a beam reach or more
off the wind, it's rare  that the full 175 decksweeper seems to add much
speed.

Switching the  sheets to different leads is easy on the windward side with
the poptop  up.  I haven't figured out how to comfortably do it yet with
the
poptop down unless I pull in all the  sails.

Lee