Here are a few things to consider: Examine the PHRF Ratings of your competition to see if they are simply faster designs. http://www.phrfne.org/page/567 Using New England ratings, your boat, a C&C 37 (1984) rates 105 C&C 39, PHRF 102 C&C 38, PHRF 102 Sabre 36, PHRF 117 Tarten Ten, PHRF 126 You may have trouble beating the bigger boats, but you should stay ahead of the Tarten 10 and the Sabre 36? If the smaller boats are catching you, it may be due to their boat bottoms being smoother (burnished Baltiplate) or better sails?
I find 12 knots is the threshold when all boats achieve hullspeed in all directions and many boats reach faster than their PHRF ratings would imply. At 15 knots, older sails that can't be flattened, start creating more drag but are less critical in reaching mode. Barber hauling to the toe rail when reaching can open the slot and also steady the clew so the sail flaps less, maintaining pressure and power in the sail. I typically rig a snatchblock on the toerail and run a 30' length of 5/16" line thru it with a caribiner on one end. The caribiner gets clipped to the clew when used and clipped to the lifeline when not needed. The tail is brought back to whichever winch is convenient. I rig these before leaving the dock. You have to get your crew to see some success with the rig before they will accept rigging them. To pull the sail out to the toerail, I clip on the caribiner thru the clew and tension the line, easing the sheet, until I like the shape. Sometimes I keep the tension on both or the sheet is eased completely and the toe rail line takes the whole strain. The sheets remain tied to the clew, and the barberhauler needs to be unclipped before tacking, and some crew do not like having to remember this task. Trimming the main to control heel : Your boat has a very short boom and I wouldn't presume to know how to trim it for close reaching but would think it plays a role in controlling heel, while your genoa is the real powerhouse? The telltales on the main's leech should be streaming. The main trimmer may have to play the traveller constantly to maintain heel and speed in gusts? Boats with straighter waterlines like Tarten 10 seem faster when reaching than boats with curved waterlines, IOR shape. Our boat is very different, but I notice we excel in the lighter stuff 8 to 10 knots, especially upwind. Flat water and 6 knots, we can generate our own wind when pointing while other boats struggle. Clean bottom and good sails make a difference in these conditions. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 1:01:51 PM Subject: Stus-List tight reaching I recently had a mid-distance race in which a majority of the race was tight reaching in flat water, 10-15 breeze. We had our heavy #1 up. A number of boats (C&C39, C&C38, Sabre 36, Tarten Ten) worked up on us pretty well in those conditions. I obviously need to trim the sails differently and am looking for suggestions. We mostly eased the sheet and moved the car forward, but we did try barber hauling. We did not try bringing the clew right out to the toe rail. Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated. Thanks, Pete 1984 C&C 37 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: 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
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