Re: catalina27-talk: Hull Speed

[Boatopia410]

In a message dated 10/2/2006 8:19:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: People, on this list, can attest to the fact that a C27 will do 9-something knots off a wave front with a chute up in 25-30 knots of breeze. I know we have done it on some of the boats I race on, but in those conditions you don't have much time to check out the speedo. I think the highest speedo read I have seen was around 8.6 and that was in 30 ish and just before we tried to douse the chute and subsequently put such a wrap around the forestay that we couldn't get the damn thing down and it acted like an anchor as the other boats in the class sailed right by with just a jib up.    BUT we were kicking their ass for a while.  And it was on a Wednesday night in Annapolis.  Took us almost an hour in the pouring rain to get the sail off the forestay after the finish without tearing it to pieces. Skipper went up the mast and down the forestay to free the thing.  All in all it SUCKED.   Chris D toy box eastport, md