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Not a joke – been doing that for ages now.
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I’ll repeat my night racing advice – toss a glowstick in the icebox. This sto
We did one race with motion detector lights on the toilet bowls!
Joel
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> I’ll repeat my night racing advice – toss a glowstick in the icebox. This
> stops people turning on the cabin lights to read the l
I’ll repeat my night racing advice – toss a glowstick in the icebox. This stops
people turning on the cabin lights to read the labels on the beer cans and
blinding the on-deck crew 😊
Joe Della Barba
Coquina C&C 35 MK I
Kent Island MD USA
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Of course, you can't see the red telltale with a red light.
Some of my crew (me) likes having a small flashlight mounted to light up
the telltales. Others prefer the wind instrument. Sailing by feel is
important either way. If the wind is steady, keep the angle of heel
constant.
Joel
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I don't race at night, but I do sail all night now and then. I use my wind
instruments, windex, masthead light, and also have a D-cell red lens led
flashlight. Usually a luffing sail is an indication that I need to do something
with the sail. Doug Mountjoy sv Rebecca Leah C & C Landfall 39Port
: Stus-List Re: Racing at night
Back in the day, some boats had built in spots that shone up along the luff of
the jib. These were very good at destroying night vision.
These days I use my instruments, on which, though calibrated, I check sailing
angle readouts before dark. I also use a small
Another great story, Martin. You should write a book.
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A masthead wind instrument works at night.
Absolutely, except when it doesnt
Ditto.
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I use the wind instrument, the masthead Windex and my butt.
We shine the genoa telltales to get the trim then look at the apparent wind
I use the wind instrument, the masthead Windex and my butt.
We shine the genoa telltales to get the trim then look at the apparent wind
reading. Then sail to that number. Actually, I set the display to read
true wind angle and steer to that. I perceive the instruments are a bit
quicker to show
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A masthead wind instrument works at night. Learn your sail trim vs
wind speed and wind angle in the daylight. Should be the same in the dark
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A masthead wind instrument works at night. Learn your sail trim vs wind speed
and wind angle in the daylight. Should be
David,
I have raced at night and use a combination of wind instruments,
masthead wind indicator and a red LED flashlight with zoom to look at
the lower two genoa telltales. Also feel of the helm and boat tells me
when I am getting into trouble. Being an East Coast boat my mast head
wind ins
A masthead wind instrument works at night. Learn your sail trim vs wind
speed and wind angle in the daylight. Should be the same in the dark
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 1:01 PM David Knecht via CnC-List <
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> I just read an interesting article in Practical Sailor on red vs
I don’t do much night racing but when I did, I found stanchion flashlight
mounts very useful.
Aim the pair at your favorite tell tales (or at all of the tell tales if you
have multiple pairs of mounts and flashlights) with a red filter on them and
you’re good to go. Don’t remember where I got th
Back in the day, some boats had built in spots that shone up along the luff
of the jib. These were very good at destroying night vision.
These days I use my instruments, on which, though calibrated, I check
sailing angle readouts before dark. I also use a small LED flashlight that
I zoom-in to a sm
David,
I’ve done quite a lot of night racing.
https://youtu.be/2I69h6fwL1E
Yes, if you use a spotlight to read your telltales, your night vision will be
shot. Instead, have one of your crew who is sitting more forward, use a
lower-powered light and have him continuously communicate with you “h
BTW - Our charts are designed to be readable under whit AND red lights. I
understand that science has found that green light ie better than red for not
interfering with night vision. Anyone else read that??
Neil Andersen, W3NEA
1982 C&C 32, FoxFire
Rock Hall, MD 21661
484-354-8800
I no longer race, but when I did, I used my wind instruments when sailing
at night. My previous boat had no wind instruments and I used a spotlight,
like you did, to check the genoa telltales. Try using the wind instruments.
I think you'll find they do fine.
Alan Bergen
35 Mk III Thirsty
Rose City
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