I have experience the same problem to the point that I
had to fire the engine to avoid trouble. I was
pinching to high and had very little boat speed I had
inexperience crew and the jib was back filling on us.
hull 555
--- Marty Levenson <martylev@...> wrote:
I'm not very experienced in heavy air either, but
haven't had the
problem of not being able to tack when faced with
similar conditions.
I'm curious to hear the ideas from others.
Some thoughts: could the jib be reefed too small?
jib sheets toward
the aft end of the track? what kind of heeling were
you getting? over
25 degrees? Could you have been pinching...pointing
too high...not
getting enough speed there? Were the main halyard
and outhaul nice
and tight?
curious too,
Marty
"Poseidon" Vancouver BC
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On 28-Mar-08, at 11:08 AM, Matthias Klemm wrote:
I think you're just experiencing the normal
behavior of a full keel
boat. You have to have some speed before tacking
otherwise she
won't tack through. It maybe not as noticeable in
light air but for
sure in stronger winds. Next time ask someone with
a fin keeler to
take you out for a sail and you'll notice the
difference.
I hope you still had a lot of fun though,
Matthias
On Mar 28, 2008, at 1:43 PM, chrisd4700 wrote:
Okay, so yesterday here in Nashville we had winds
at 25 knts, gusting
to 35, sometimes 40 knts. Our lake here is skinny
but long and
rarely do we get a favorable wind direction that
makes it fun to go
out in such heavy air and deal with all the
tacking.
Yesterday we had a fantastic south / sw wind,
warm and inviting and I
couldn't help myself. Also, I should mention, we
are an inland
waterway so we have a slight current (2knts or
so) whick make for
some steep little waves... 2 - 3 ft. Anyway,
yesterday it was
booming... so I tucked in two reefs and furled up
my headsail since I
didn't have my smaller 110 or my story jib with
me, and headed out.
Well, I took a good pounding for a bit since the
gust were killing me
but my "problem" was that she just wouldn't come
around on her tacks.
Very slow and with the wave action, a bit
concerning when getting
blow onto a lee... No incident occurred and I did
get her to tack
through and she balanced out ok but I'm asking
for some advice from
you guys who've owned the boat longer than I and
who regularly sail
in fresh ocean or bay air.
I've owned this boat less than a year and this
was my first shake-
down in really heavy, gusty air. Just wanted to
see if you guys
experience any of the same stuff and could share
some wisdom. THANKS.
c
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