[Rhodes22-list] A Very Blustery Day!

[Hank]

Lee,

I'm not surprised that the winds hit 30 because I really felt some strong
gusts out there.  There was one point where I couldn't tack as the waves
slowed me down too much trying come across and I couldn't gybe because
weather helm kept bringing me up.  I finally had to release the Jib some to
let the wind pull me down onto a gybe.  It certainly test my seamanship and
sailing skills.  Never felt out of control though and certainly have a lot
more confidence in the boat now.

Hank


On 10/29/07, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hank,
>
> You da man!  I checked the current wind condition on Weatherbug yesterday
> and it was over 30 mph.  Half of me wanted to go out to improve my heavy
> wind sailing ability and half of me thought it would be more work than
> fun,
> espcially getting in and out of the slip.  The lazy half won as it usually
> does.
>
> Instead of retiring to the couch next time, I'll call you for a pep talk.
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
>
>
>
>
> Hank-5 wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning Rhodies,
> >
> > Well, yesterday I took my two kids, Charlie (8) and Andrea (7), out for
> a
> > nice sail and the forecasted winds of 12-14 knots were more like 20-25
> > knots!  Started off with the boom in the lower position and about 75% of
> > the
> > main and 75% of the Jib.  A couple of buried rails later dropped to 50%
> > main
> > and 50% jib and then we were just fine.  Had a great time although a bit
> > chilly, temps in the high 50s/low 60s, but the sun was out.
> >
> > The kids had a great time although Andrea did freak out a little when we
> > buried the rail so far that water came over the coaming into the
> cockpit!
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Hank
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