[Rhodes22-list] A Very Blustery Day!

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Hank,
There are more than a few of us that have brought up the tacking difficulty in higher winds.  More and more I am persuaded that the 175, even well reefed, may not be as good a choice as a 155, even 135 as a 'universal' sail.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 29, 2007 1:29 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Very Blustery Day!
>
>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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