HI John could you give us a little more info I know it's frustrating are you using the van to Flatten the sails Reefing? I'm sure you thought of these things but it would help make it more clear to us to know what has been tried.
> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:52 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Yesterdays sail -- 2 fingers on tiller > > So keep it flat. Depower. Let the main down with the traveler. Point > a little high. Aggressively reef or drop the main. Judy's advise is > fine tuning in the face of shifting winds on these gross motions. > > John Harker C27 Prana 6261 Santa Cruz > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Judy ... > > > > I have tried and tried to get my '86 tall rig to balance ... "two > > fingers on the tiller" as you put it. Right now, the mast is straight > > up and down, which is about six inches further forward than I was told > > to start. At anything past 10 degrees heel angle, I'm holding on, and > > past 15 degress heel angle I'm starting to fight rounding up. At .20 > > degress, all efficiency is gone and I'm dragging a tiller through the > > water. Bottom is clean, and I don't know what else to do. Ideas? > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > *"Judith Blumhorst, DC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > Sent by: [email protected] > > > > 07/18/2008 05:08 PM > > Please respond to > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > To > > [email protected] > > cc > > > > Subject > > Re: catalina27-talk: Yesterdays sail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I sail in 20-25-30 knots all the time. Got a tall rig with that giant > > foretriangle, and roller furler. Rear traveller and tiller. Most > > of the time, I've got a 95% jib on. That's roughly equivalent to a > > 110% on a regular rig. She's fine with that from about 10 to 35 knots > > with the 95% jib. As the wind builds and if it's gusty (which it > > always is here), we twist off the jib and mainsail first if it's > > gusty, then 1st reef, then take a 2nd reef. > > > > Her rig is tuned so that I can control her with just 2 fingers on the > > tiller. Putting a lot of twist in both the jib and the mainsail and > > playing the traveller takes care of heeling in the gusts most of the > > time. > > > > Like Paul A says, when it's gusty and there's chop, you want to shape > > the sails for acceleration, not speed. I loosen the > > halyard/cunningham to put a rounded entry in the mainsail so they have > > a wider range of angle of attack without stalling, and they accelerate > > faster. > > > > For the off-season in the winter (winds from 0-15), we use a 135% on a > > roller furler. That's equivalent to a 150% on a regular rig. We > > typically furl going up wind in anything over 12-15 knots, and maybe > > let it out going downwind. Sometimes we've got it up in higher winds > > and let it out all the way going downwind. It's a hoot going downwind > > in 20 knots on swells, and there's a danger of broaching -- but it's > > exhilerating . but I wouldn't want to try beating upwind with it! > > > > We don't race. We double hand. We're lazy, but pretty fast. > > > > Judy B > _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008
