[Rhodes22-list] Sailing right angles

[Charles Nieman]

That rum part sounds like true architectural reasoning......

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fellow architect Charles 

s/v Daydream
98 R 22

> On Jun 5, 2016, at 6:49 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:
> 
> I have been frustrated with not being able to sail any better than about
> 110-120 degrees on a close haul.  I made several adjustments recently and am
> happy to report being able to tack in the nineties.  First changed from a
> 180 to a 130 head sail, then lost five pounds, added a five gallon jug of
> water ballast forward of the v berth and tightened the aft stays.  I think
> Phillip Rhodes did not  take into account the extra motor and gas can weight
> most of us add to the aft end of our boats and I think the added water
> balast helps balance the boat.  I was able to test this at low tide on the
> potomac River having sailed down wind toward the national mall and needing
> to make my way back up wind toward Alexandria va in a very narrow deep water
> area to re enter the channel back to my marina at the national sailing
> marina  this past Saturday.  Next trick is to replace my wooden tiller with
> that nice new shinny fiberglass one to make the boat go faster.  If that
> doesn't work I will resort to more rum in memory of our great rummy.
> 
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> Christopher P. Cowie      
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