It is easier to change up to more sail in lighter conditions than it is to change down to less sail in heavier conditions...your boat, a 30 MKI I think, is stiff and can handle a full main and No.2 (130-135) headsail but if the wind gets to 20 kts true you will do just as well on a beat with a 110 and maybe the first reef in the main. I think you said you had very little sailing experience altogether and less in heavy winds on your boat so with that background on a beat you might consider starting with the No.3 (110%) and a reefed main, then shake the reef if you feel you want more power and for more power yet change to one of your larger headsails...off the wind even at 20 kts true you will love the full main and No. 1 headsail (150%)...fast fast fast
-----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: November 1, 2013 4:36 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Training weather? Thanks, I was hoping for this kind of feed back. I was not sure on the reefing 1 or 2 I do have both. I dont want to cause trouble if its to much I want to be conservitive. But I do want to push the boat to hull speed. Thanks again On 11/1/13, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> wrote: > Curtis - based on my seven years' experience on my 30mkI on Lake Superior, > if you start looking at above 15kts, I'd probably go with the 135, with at > least one reef in the main (two if you've got 'em) and see how the boat > handles things. If it feels over-powered, it probably IS over-powered. If > the boat seems to be struggling, you could move down to the 110; but usually > a decently sized headsail and reefs in the main as a first step will work. > FWIW. this advice is worth exactly what you paid for it. :^) > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Nov 1, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm kind of new at the big boat thing. I have owned it for 2 years now >> and have had some great days sailing but no with any wind really. Well >> this weekend will offer a cold front with some good wind to practice >> in >> Here is what the weather man is calling for. >> >> Sat >> NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the >> afternoon. A chance of showers...mainly in the morning. >> Sat Night >> NW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas >> 3 to 4 ft. >> Sun >> N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. >> Sun Night >> NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft after >> midnight. >> Do you think I would need to reef in this weather? Like I said I have >> had plenty of days in 8 to sa 14 knots of wind. So what's your >> recommendation to a newby in this weather? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> Keep in mind my sail inventory >> 1) Working head 110% sail with 2 reef points. >> 2) Working Main sail >> 3) Racing main sail >> 3) 135% Genoa >> 4) 155% Genoa >> 5) 170% drifter >> 6) asymmetrical kite with sock. >> >> Thanks again for your help. I need anybody's specific advice on how >> the C&C 30 MK1 handles this kind of air. >> >> >> -- >> "Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, >> should really be running the world." - Nicholas Monsarrat >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- "Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world." - Nicholas Monsarrat _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
