[Rhodes22-list] Faster than the Wind?

[Mary Lou Troy]

Lee,
Currents can be pretty strong in the Chester up to half a knot 
according to my old current chart of the Upper Chesapeake. Not as 
strong as they are through Kent Narrows or under the Bay Bridge.

ML

At 08:08 AM 4/19/2008, you wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>It was GPS.  I was heading north with the current about 45 degrees off the
>port bow and I had thought the wind was about 45 degrees off the starboard
>bow.
>
>With the sails pulled tight and the wind indicators parallel to the sails,
>it gave me the allusion that I was really heading into the wind, but I never
>actually measured it.  Upon reflection, I couldn't have been heading that
>much into the wind with the genoa outside of the outer shrouds.
>
>The only time I've measured progress into the wind was in 12 knots with the
>headsail lines ran over the cabintop.  Now I'm curious to see how much
>progress you can make with them ran inside and outside of the outer shrouds.
>
>Didn't think about the effect of current.  Thanks!
>
>Lee
>
>
>
>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > Was the tide with you or against you? I'm assuming speed was over the
> > ground (gps) vs through the water (knotmeter). If it was through the
> > water, current doesn't matter. In any event sounds like a great day
> > to be on the water. Congrats!
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > At 04:43 PM 4/18/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >>Just looking for a reality check.
> >>
> >>Tiller locked straight.  Full 175 genoa pulled tight.  Board up.  Close
> >>reach.  3.6 knots with an apparent wind of 4.3.  If it's not too windy, on
>a
> >>close reach I'm satisfied if I can do a little better than half the
>apparent
> >>wind speed.  If I plug in 45 degrees for the close reach, true wind
> >>calculates to 3.09.  Is that possible?  I know catamarans and huge
>monohull
> >>racers can sail faster than the wind, but what about our boats?  I thought
> >>maybe I made a mistake on the degrees into the wind, so I used 50 degrees
> >>and still came up with 3.4 knots of true wind.
> >>
> >>Great day to be out in a boat that can sail in light winds.  Almost two
> >>hours without touching the tiller in steady winds with no chop.  Almost
>made
> >>it to Rock Hall before the wind died.  Had enough time to leisurely power
> >>back and discovered that at a slow, quiet pace I could lock the tiller and
> >>keep on course by just shifting my weight every now and then.  Most I've
> >>ever enjoyed powering.
> >>
> >>Lee
> >>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> >>Kent Island, MD
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