Thanks, this is good to know. I wanted to drop the main and try that, but I was afraid it would be shredded in the process. There were a few other sailboats, but none of them with sails up. Just as we passed by Victoria harbour, a windsurfer crossed our bow, tacked back, and waved... he was flying! -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 10:26 AM Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > In those conditions, you should be good with just a small jib and no main. > That's a lot of breeze. I bet you were kind of lonely out there! > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 139 Tuckerman Ave > Middeltown, RI > USA 02842 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:21 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Yesterday we experienced our first heavy weather in our new 35 mk2, and >> in spite of only being able to put one reef in the main, she handled the >> sustained 35 knot winds closehauled for over two hours with minimal drama >> (according to the graph at Trial Island that I checked this morning). A few >> breaking waves pushed the bow over, before I started steering into them and >> the wind to prevent being knocked down too far. I didn't like seeing the >> main flogging so much, but going forward to add a second reef (no line was >> in place) was an option I quickly discarded as my wife was not confident >> taking the helm. (although she did a few times when I had to add the first >> reef around 20 knots, and tighten the dinghy lashing on the foredeck). >> >> I suspect she would have been much easier to handle with a double reefed >> main and maybe part of the inner foresail unfurled. I considered unfurling >> a sliver of the foresail but decided to just keep feathering the main and >> also had the motor going the while time to help plow through the waves. >> This is one instance where having extra engine power on tap is nice. >> >> I'm interested in what tactics work best for sail setup when winds >> increase to 25+, as these conditions are not unusual around here, and I >> want to be more prepared next time. We had a bit of water in the bilge, >> but a 2 liter plastic water jug broke, so it's hard to tell how much was >> from that, and how much from other sources. I know that some will have come >> down the windlass. My job of cleaning the decks after 10 days of cruising >> is now done... just need to spray the salt off :) >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 >> https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > >
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