[Rhodes22-list] Additional Boat Show Report

[Chris Cowie]

Greg
The wind was quite gusty in Annapolis.  It gets especially tricky as  
the shoreline conditions vary.  This was a real challange but good  
opportunity to show potential buyers how well the rhodes can handle  
such conditions.  We also kept away from the more open waters of the  
Severn river were we could see white caps.  The main thing I did was  
not to let out too much sail but do let out a balance if main and  
jib.  Also don't be afraid to dump the main and let the sails luff a  
bit until the gust passes.  We had few customers slid around a bit as  
the rail dipped down but we didn't loose any.

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Oct 11, 2009, at 3:07 PM, "Greg PA" <baywindgroup at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Cowie
> I was out Saturday and was getting hammered by the gusts. It said  
> they were
> up to 18 knots, but it felt like more. Buried the rail for a time,  
> and had a
> serious "what have I done!?" moment. Went to just the Main and it  
> turned
> into a really nice (but still challenging) day.
>
> My passenger was about to bail on me when she was kissing the Bay,  
> but we
> were laughing about it the rest of the sail.lol
>
> If you get a chance when the show is done I would like to hear how you
> handled things in those gusts.
>
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