Art,
You say " near full hull speed ". What is the full hull speed for a C27 ?
Pat
Seabiscuit 3692
Port Washington, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: Art Snapper
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Yesterdays sail
I sail on Lake Michigan. I have found that reefing the main as well as the
geona or jib is very effective in reducing the effort on the helm in higher
winds. You'd be surprised at how flat your boat can ride at nearly full hull
speed.
Art
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Tom Deters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All -
New to the Cat 27 handling in rougher weather, I find the spade rudder and
tiller somewhat difficult, almost uncomfortable to handle in 18-20mph wind.
Getting your shoulder wet is great fun, but the tenderness can be ...as the
wife would say.."Is it supposed to do this?".
This season on Lake Michigan, we have ample wind. I generally reef and
unfurl the head sail to find the balance and helm that is manageable.
Has ther been any discussion on best performance and sail plan of the Cat
27 in different stink and wave? I have a 1986 TR, Tiller w/ Traveler cabin
top.
TMDeters
Summer Wind
Kenosha, WI
On 7/17/08, el sailor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We left about 10 for a "three hour tour". Actually we'd planned to spend
most of the day out and about. Some of you may recognized the quoted phrase
from the Gillivan's Island theme song. It was a glorious time; the wind
started in the West at 5 to 10; by 3 they were out of the East @ 15 to 20 and
the waves were 2 - 4 with the occasional 6 - 7 footer. That was our first time
rail down on Nautidog. We were running a 150% jenny and an unreefed main.
When anyone moved they had a good grip on something. K was laughing and
yelling how much it felt like a continuous roller coaster.
KatznEarl2
s/v Nautidog #3188
Hampton
