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

[Rick]

David,

Putting the meat and rum as far forward as it will go helps a lot.

Rick

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, David Culp <dculp at hsbtx.com> wrote:

> 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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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] too windy--Now Centeboard Effect
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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
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