Nice work Ian! Cheers, Randy
> On Feb 21, 2018, at 1:33 PM, Ian Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Last weekend I raced in the Corinthian Midwinters regatta on San Francisco > Bay. Saturday's race was in light winds - perfect conditions for a 29 Mk 1 > and we ended up 3rd in our PHRF division (behind a J-24 and a IOD). A > windward, close spinnaker reach and an even closer 2 sail reach didn't give > me the downwind advantage I normally enjoy in light winds > > Sunday was totally different. It started of in near-gale force conditions > and finished in full gale force conditions. Boat breaking conditions! > Rounding the windward mark in 3rd (behind a Cal 34 - can you believe it is > rated 174, same as me - and the IOD) I shook out the reef and as I powered > the main, one of the cheek blocks at the bottom of my Garhauer Rigid Vang > exploded. The weld sheared and must have propelled the sheave attached the > outside cheek into the bay at 50 mph - that much stress!. We shortened the > adjusting line - powered up the main and took off. I even got to put up the > shy kite and touched 10 knots downwind - we were flying. (Anyone who has a > 29-1 knows that that is a wild ride).. We finished the race in 2nd place > just behind the Cal 34. > > On Monday I contacted Garhauer to see if I could get a replacement block. > They recommended I replace both of them since they had strengthened up the > blocks since the model (RV-20) I had bought. As I was talking, the blocks > were being packaged to go to shipping, I was asked for a few pennies for the > blocks plus shipping and after a short discussion to make sure the securing > bolt didn't have anything attached to it internally we were done. > > Every experience I have had with Garhauer has been good and pleasant. They > are a great company to work with and they make good solid products. Thank > you Garhauer Marine. My vang will be fixed in time for my next race. > > Oh, and by the way, the J-24 didn't race on Sunday and scored a DNC, the IOD > snapped it's main halyard and scored a DNF, so my 2nd was enough to win my > division. Who says you can't sail a 29 mk 1 in stiff winds!! > > -- > Ian Matthew > "Siento el Viento" C&C 29-1 > San Francisco Bay > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
