[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake sail

[Leland]

Chris,

I had to spend the day doing yard work and the entire time I was thinking
that it would be a perfect day for a sail.  I knew it was windy, but a 20
knot wind in rough water in the middle of the Chesapeake may have been a
little too exciting for me.  Beautiful day though and it sounds like you
covered quite a bit of ground.

By 25% main reef, did you mean the main was 75% out?  With the sheets ran
close to the mast and the Genoa at 70% to the mast, I think that might have
been the ideal set-up for a close reach.  Do you remember your speed and
amount of heel?  Did you keep the same sail plan for the 20 knot wind on
your return?  Whenever I've had to reef more than your sail plan on a close
reach, I usually give up and motor back.

Mary Lou & Fred spent the night at my marina and Tom & Alice Hogarty joined
us for a short evening sail and dinner.  Sailing conditions and company
couldn't have been better.  They took off for St. Michaels today so you guys
weren't too far from each other.

Keep this up and you're going to set a record for miles traveled in the
first year.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD



cowie wrote:
> 
> Did anyone sail the Chesapeake today.  Nice summer day.  Sunny, 12 kt wind
> out of the south east, lowered the boom, 25% main reef, 70% jib reef with
> the jib sheets at the innermost block. had a nice run from hhn to poplar
> island.  Came about to head home as the wind picked up.  20 kt wind for
> the ride home with a significant sea.  Got bounced around a lot, too much
> wind and sea.  
> 

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Chesapeake-sail-tp23688347p23690409.html
Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.