Dennis
Maybe so but it did not appear to me as if the boat wanted to go up on its own, even without a turn to the rudder I would have expected it to have a weather helm under those conditions that would cause it to round up. The helmsman appeared to steer hard to bring her up but no change.almost like the steering cable broke or slipped or something.that's why I said ineffective rudder control Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: April 13, 2013 8:47 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Race Video Rick, You're not missing anything. I think I confused everyone by my comments about ducking, when you REALLY need to ease the main in order to come down, and this situation when a tight main MAY affect the steering when the boat really wants to come up. In this situation, the tight main may be overpowering the steering and creating a stalling condition in the rudder. It shouldn't prevent the boat from coming up, however, it may affect the effective control of the boat as it does come up. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _____ From: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Race Video I don't think you're missing anything. I've been trying to understand the comment that the main being trimmed in tight could have overwhelmed the steering. I may be missing something, but 45 years of sailing tells me I'm not. Blue was close hauled on STBD, with the main in tight. That means weather helm - or at best neutral helm. Just 10 or 15 seconds before the collision you see the helmsman make a big wheel movement to turn down, which I suspect was to overcome the weather helm. Had he left the wheel alone (or made smaller steering correction) the boat would have come up on her own. The other comments describing the main overcoming the steering (and this has probably happened at one time or another to all of us) have all described crossing/ducking situations, when the main caused the boat to turn up when it was undesirable. Rick Brass From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 9:42 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Race Video Question: didn't think you needed to ease the main to turn upwind? Am I missing something? Should ease the jib sheet. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> CnC-List@cnc-list.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2240 / Virus Database: 2641/5742 - Release Date: 04/13/13
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