[Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?

[Leland]

Wally,

Good story, and it's not that hard to believe.

The first time I exceed hull speed it was on a run under main alone; no
Genoa at all.  Waves were pushing against the transom and spinning my
elevated prop.  6.3 knots was the most I remember.  Had I had the guts to
put out more sail, I probably would have approached your speed.

6.6 knots on a run was the most I've seen on my boat, and of course my
sailing buddy was at the helm instead of me.

I don't know if I've exceed 5.5 knots on a close reach.  I hit 5.8 on a beam
to close reach with the 175 Genoa completely unfurled.  I had teenagers on
board who only wanted to bury the rail.  I told them that it would only slow
the boat down so it did nothing for my credibility when we started to go
that fast.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD



TN Rhodey-2 wrote:
> 
> Sailing on lake/river I can motor 6 knots with my 6 hp motor wide open.
> This
> may seem hard to believe but I have toppped 7 knots a couple of times
> under
> sail. This speed was sustained for periods of around 5 minutes or so and
> was
> on a run that turned into a reach that turned into a broach.
> 
> The first time happened in a race under very windy conditions (20+). I
> posted this story 6 or so years ago. It was in January with temps in the
> 30s
> and snow on the ground/. The conditions were such that we only had 7 boats
> in the race. Two pulled out right after the start. A Catalina 30 shredded
> their main. A husband/wife crew didn'tt think their marriage would survive
> the race. We were now down to 5 boats.
> 
> I was sailing my R22 single handed with with 60% furled main and a 125
> jib.
> The RC didn't want to mess with buoys because it was so cold. The race
> course was around Half Moon Island and back through the starting gate. It
> was upwind towards the island. The wind was really blowing, the sky was
> gray, and then it started snowing. I was over powered several times and
> had
> a hard time keeping flat. By staying in the shallow side in the lee of the
> island I was able to shorten the course and find some calmer weather. I
> decided to unfurl the main to take advantage of the lull.
> 
> Once crossing the island I jibed to turn back towards the finish line. I
> was
> no longer in the lee and the boat took off like a rocket. My GPS was
> showing
> a steady 7 plus knots for minutes at a time with occasional bursts going
> over 9. It was not a smooth ride as the boat kept wanting to head up.
> Finally the boat was over powered and broached. Rudder control was useless
> at this point and I rounded up heeling hard.. I furled the main back in
> and
> ran the rest of the way to the line chugging along at 6 - 7 knots steady.
> Note this is measured speed over ground. I do not have knot meter. I can't
> remember the results but i remember I finished 4 out of 5. I beat a
> Newport
> 28 before they corrected the time! I think I corrected to 2 or 3.
> 
> Remember hull speed is only theoretical. The RC measured wind speed that
> day
> at 18-23 with gusts measured over 30.
> 
> Fair Winds,
> 
> Wally
> 
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Metaphor <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> I had it up to about 70 on the way to the put-in ramp, but I got kind of
>> scared when it started heeling too much around the turns, so I backed it
>> down to the 50 mph speed limit...
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