[Rhodes22-list] a boisterous sail

[Cary Tolbert]

Hey Lee, have you named your new ride?
Cary
S/V Whisper '86
Claytor Lake, VA

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 2:37 PM Lee <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Impressive!  Sir Francis Beaufort may call a 17-knot wind the beginning of
> a
> fresh breeze but I struggle to make headway in anything much more.  I
> prefer
> to sail with the poptop up and to see you guys on a close reach with so
> little heel makes me think that I may never lower the boom again.
>
> Stan once told me that he usually deployed the iron Genny if he wanted to
> make headway in anything more than a 28-knot wind.  He also told me that
> poor performance is because of the captain and not the boat.  So true.
>
> Lee
> 1999 Rhodes22 soon
> Claytor Lake, VA
>
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