With that much wind you are on the cusp of reefing the main. Do you add main halyard tension? Cunningham? Outhaul? Ease the mainsheet ( not the traveler) to let the top of the main twist off. Move the jib car aft a couple inches. If you are heeling more than 20 degrees you will be slow.
Joel On Friday, June 27, 2014, David Jacobs via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Dennis, > > > > In response to your questions, > > > > · The boat is a 6’ keel > > · Brand new Thurston (albeit cruising but really nicely shaped) > sails (main and 135%) > > · Rake is something I need some education about. The mast was > pulled and I added all new rod rigging and a Harken Furler so the rake is > whatever it was when the boatyard (Burr Brothers in Marion) stepped the > mast. So, how do I measure it and what’s the proper amount of rake? > > · Trim was good. Very experience crew who is in the industry and > has been racing since the age of 8 trimming the jib and the main telltales > were streaming well (front of the jib and back of the main trimmed well). > 4” off the lower spreader and just off the top spreader. > > · 1500 pounds on the backstay to take the sag out of the head > stay (taken off when off the wind). Slight bend in the mast but I don’t > have a quantitative answer. > > · I was totally focused on sailing to the genoa tell tales which > we kept streaming evenly up and down the genoa. However the “grove” between > pinching and too far off the wind seemed very tight (maybe not enough > halyard tension?). > > · Wind was 15-18 knots and I was not able to point as high as the > others including the other 35 MK3. Also it appears that the skipper of the > other C&C MK3 can sail his boat flatter. Yes, he did have more crew on the > rail but I’ve seen this in other races also when it wasn’t as windy. So, > I’m wondering if this particular design likes to sail slightly pinched. > > · Bottom cleaned two days prior to the race and every three weeks. > > > > Any help appreciated. Need to improve or my crew might mutiny L > > > > Dave > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com');>] *On > Behalf Of *Dennis C. via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, June 27, 2014 5:13 PM > *To:* CnClist > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Rigging Problem > > > > Tell us more. > > Deep keel or centerboard? > > > 1. Sails? Old? Bagged out? > > 2. Rake? Need to hear from other 35-3 owners. > > 3. Trim? How tight? How far off speaders? > > 4. Mast bend? How much? > > 5. Genoa lead? Were the tell tales breaking evenly up and down the genoa? > > 6. Angle vs course. Was your angle the same as the others or were you > pointed lower. If pointed the same what were the wind conditions? Were > you getting pushed sideways? > > > > Dennis C. > > > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 1:27 PM, David Jacobs via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: > > Great wind for a Wednesday evening club race, great start, and then got > smoked by three other boats one of which was another C&C 35 MK3. I had just > had the bottom cleaned, had plenty of boat speed but I just couldn’t point > as high as the others. > > > > Any suggestions on where I should start to look for an answer? > > > > Dave > > Saltaire > > C&C 35 MK3 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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