Hey Curtis,
I've been following along this thread and have seen your great blog. I sailed
out of Sail Harbor Marina, just off the Wilmington River, in Savannah for over
8 years until we moved off the coast and sold the boat. We had a 1979 C&C 29
MK1, which I think is a very tender boat compared to yours. Also, we spent
lots of time sailing and motoring up through Beaufort, Daufuskie and HHI. I'm
fairly familiar with the tides, current and sea conditions in the area.
I would be concerned about a couple of things under the conditions you mention.
You would need to reef and furl down to a manageable level either before or
just after you leave the dock. 15-20kt winds also gust to 30kts or above and
things can get out of control faster than you think. Instead of training
weather, this would be testing weather - testing your rig and sail handling
competence.
I would consider 4-6ft seas to be marginal sailing conditions for inland or
near coastal sailing. You're going to feel like you spent the afternoon in a
blender. It will be a hell of a ride but it will beat you up. Plus, anything
loose on the boat will get tossed around like clothes in the dryer.
One last concern is the fuel in your tank. I don't remember from your blog if
you had the tank cleaned and/or fuel replaced. Any crud in your tank will get
agitated up from the bottom and could clog the uptake and/or filter. This
happened to us and we had to sail half way up the river before sea tow would
even come out and get us - we could not motor back to the dock. That
particular trip was an expensive educational experience for us.
Hope it all goes well this weekend.
Skip
ex - Alley Cat, 29 MK1
Savannah, GA
On Friday, November 1, 2013 2:13 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
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