[Rhodes22-list] Handling Gusts

[Caesar Paul]

What this rookie does in gusts in head up into the wind and the boat flattens.  After the gust passes I then fall away back on course.  I am yet to practice a next option which to spill wind by releasing the main sail sheet.
 
With six inches of free-board there is still a lot more thrill and excitement to be had.  My admiral handles it like an old salt.  I never thought that sailing a Rhodes 22 would cause me to grow in admiration and appreciation for my wife of 28 years.
 
Over the weekend we had light winds on our lake.   I was sailing on the lee for the entire duration, trying to be patient and experimenting with different minute adjustments to the sails.  A knot-meter would have told me instantly the wisdom or folly of my adjustment, but that is yet to come.  I had to rely on my senses.
 
Caesar
Gentle Breeze 

--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu> wrote:

From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Handling Gusts
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 7:29 AM

Michael

I dump wind first from main.  Then I will head up if need be,  
assuming I am on a close reach.
constant gusting I would let the traveler go to leeward to assist in  
dumping wind.

Lou
s/v Miracles
standard main with original roller boom

On Sep 8, 2008, at 10:29 AM, MichaelT wrote:

>
> We experienced approx 4-5 gusts of wind in our 3 hour sail  
> yesterday. I was
> just imagining if our wives we're onboard how frantic they would  
> have been.
>
> In those instances, the weather helm gave way to a heavy tiller  
> with the
> tiller positioned at 45 degree to windward to remain on-course. I was
> considering letting the main sheet out but the gusts all happen in  
> about
> 10-20 seconds and then disappears.
>
> How do you guys handle gusts of wind?
>
> Especially when the gusts causes heavy heeling (gunnel 6" from water)
>
> Michael
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