[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Just Bent about weather helm

[Hank]

JB,

I think that is just coincidence.  A non-flared side boat will do the same.

Hank

On 7/18/07, Just bent <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hank,
> my flared sides were in the water. It seemed as though as soon as they go
> under water, you turn to weather.
> Jb
>
>
> Hank-5 wrote:
> >
> > As I understand it, weather helm has more to do with the placement of
> the
> > mast in relation to the boat, not necessarily the design of the
> hull.  The
> > flared sides shouldn't have anything to do with it as they are not in
> the
> > water.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> > On 7/17/07, James Barron <jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> To Jb from JB
> >>
> >> The same thing happened to us on our last sail.  We had the full Genny
> >> out
> >> and were
> >> having fun at what I thought was close to the limit of wind we could
> >> handle.  Then the gust hit-- we
> >> saw it coming--just didn't anticipate how strong it was.  We were not
> >> prepared to uncleat
> >> the jib in time, or turn into the wind, so the gust pushed us over
> until
> >> the rail was in the
> >> water.  We were taking water into the cockpit.  But Stan has said that
> >> when that happens,
> >> the boat rounds up and corrects the problem, so I said a little prayer
> to
> >> Stan, and that is exactly what happened.
> >> Not the smoothest of moves, but it kept us safe.  The water all drained
> >> out of the cockpit, and none got
> >> into the cabin or bilge. We put the Genny back to about 100% and had no
> >> further problems,
> >> even though the wind gradually got stronger.
> >>
> >> I have always thought that weather helm refers to the slight tug on the
> >> tiller that means the
> >> boat has a slight tendency to want to turn to weather, or into the
> >> wind.  That is a safety feature,
> >> in that if you let go of the tiller, the boat will turn in the safer
> >> direction.
> >>
> >> The R22 tendency to turn abruptly into the wind seems to me to be
> >> exaggerated compared to
> >> other boats, and I am glad it is.  A function of the flared sides and
> the
> >> general design of the boat?
> >>
> >> Another newbie
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:   Just bent
> >> Sent:   Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:32 PM
> >> To:     rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> Subject:        Re: [Rhodes22-list] DOB Drill
> >>
> >> I also have a general sailing question. It seems when I get a gust of
> >> wind
> >> and heel over too far, the boat spins to weather by itself. Is that
> >> normal?
> >> I was thinking my rudder was coming out of the water too far or is that
> >> what
> >> they call weather helm?
> >>
> >> Jb
> >>
> >>
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