[Rhodes22-list] High Seas Sailing

[bladerunner12345]

last week we sailed in 20-25 mph winds in relative comfort, we have a small
staysail we use for a storm jib
and had 2 reefs in the main (old system, not even sure it is original) but
when it started gusting to 30 & 35, blowing the whitecaps accross the lake
in a sheet of spray, I called it a day and headed home.

Carl

BenCittadino wrote:
> 
> Cowie;
> 
> Great work. We have the same sails, IMF main w/ 175 Genny and I can tell
> you exactly what I would do with 4 foot seas and 20 mph winds....crank up
> the Yamaha 9.9, pull in all the sails and get my fanny home for another
> day. 
> 
> The Sandy Hook Bay was very pleasant for us this Monday. It's protected
> from the big ocean seas but we had some gusty wind out of the SSE (I
> think) that moved us right along. 
> 
> BenC 
> 
> cowie wrote:
>> 
>> I went sailing this past Monday from Herrington Harbor to Thomas Point
>> light and back.  The wind was blowing pretty steady and over 10 kts the
>> entire time.  At about 10 kts I found I could reasonably manage a full
>> main with the boom down and the 175 Genoa out about 1/3 of the way. 
>> Between a close haul and broad reach I was easily running over 5 kts
>> pushing the gps beyond 6 as I raced down the following sea.  My sail back
>> from Thomas Point Light required tacking several times on as close haul
>> as I could get.  At this point the wind was kicking up to at least 15 kts
>> gust closer to 20.  This much wind out of the South and an outgoing tide
>> made for some pretty significant sea action.  I found the best I could
>> sail with that much wind was about 130-140 degrees.  I did position the
>> jib sheets betwen the outer and inner shrouds back to the winch and cleat
>> and this helped some.  At a 130 degree tack I was able to manage between
>> 2.8 and 3.5 kts pounding into the building seas.  I began to fall off the
>> wind as I made my approach to Herring Bay and the shallows of Long Bar
>> aggrivated the seas even more.  A couple of waves came crashing over the
>> cockpit as I experimented trying to head up, broadside or run with the
>> increasingly angry sea.  I am curious to hear how others have managed
>> trying to sail close hauled, broad reach and run in winds between
>> 15-20kts and with an angry breaking sea in the 3-4 foot range.  I think I
>> could manage to handle a little more wind than this but not in an
>> aggitated sea state.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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