Sounds like you need some snatch blocks and twings if you do choose to use your shoot.
On Thursday, January 2, 2014, dwight wrote: > The sails you really need to club race your 30MKI: > > > > a good main sail (Dacron 7 oz crosscut, loose foot, 2+2 batons would be > fine to start with) and a good 150 or No.1 (Dacron 8 oz crosscut would be > fine) > > > > Forget the drifter for racing, focus on white sail races for a while; > practice with the drifter until you can get a good ¾ oz triradial spinnaker > plus required rigging and gear and trained crew to use it. Step into racing > with the spinnaker fleet then. > > > > Folding prop is a must to make the bottom more slippery, the speed gain is > more than worth the handicap penalty. > > > > So if your racing main sail and 155 are still good sails start out with > them, maybe invite a more knowledgeable sailor or sail maker aboard to > check out your sails. > > > > Know how to tune your rig and experiment with different tensions in > different wind conditions > > > > Don’t forget to study the racing rules, your crew and others in your fleet > will expect you to know them, especially in close quartered maneuvers, > especially around the starting line and at mark roundings…you can learn a > lot from sources online. > > > > Get your core crew together, you and 2 others would be a good start for > white sail racing, make sure everyone knows what tasks they are expected to > do and practice performance sailing with that crew for a while, then go > racing. Close quartered sailing in a fleet will be your big crew > challenge; know your rights, avoid collision no matter what…there is often > a lot of ego involved in racing sailboats > > > > By “white sail” I mean “no spinnaker” racing. Hope you have a white sail > fleet, because IMHO boats that race without spinnaker in windward/leeward > courses are at a huge speed disadvantage to boats flying spinnakers that is > not effectively compensated within the handicap system. > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');>] *On Behalf Of *Curtis > *Sent:* January 2, 2014 11:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 30MK1 Racing ability > > > > Thanks for the advise. > > I don't yet have a crew. I have 7 sails that came with the boat. They are > > 1) standard Main > > 2) racing main > > 3) %115 Working "reef-able" Jib > > 4) % 135 Genoa > > 5) %155 > > 6) %170 > > The standard main seams to be stretched out a bit I cant seam to get it to > flatten out? > > 7 Asymmetrical or pole-less Drifter > > It came with a 3" spinnaker pole and a telescopic whisker pole. > > It does not have a cabin-house track for head sail trim? only track is way > back next to the main winch? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Gary Nylander <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've had Penniless for nearly 20 years and agree with what others have > said. We had J-24's in the fleet and in light air they clobbered us. Then > we moved them to the 'fast' fleet. But..... I have a shelf full of trophies > that indicates that the 30-1 is OK. The ex-Admiral (and still boat partner) > has an overall trophy from the 2010 B fleet (handicaps over 150 and no > J-24's) which indicates with new sails and a clean bottom and a good crew > (all of which she had), it is competitive. I won our Jib and Main series in > 2013 and was second in a small Frostbite series, but the Thunderbird didn't > come out for all the races (another good light air boat which we owe half a > minute a mile to...). > > > > Depending on the depth of your fleet and local conditions you will have a > great time. > > > > If your club includes sport boats and the like, then you may get > frustrated - this past year the J-80 I was on and one other J-80 clobbered > our small Saturday fleet - there were a few races where we were the only > boats which finished within the time limit... but they didn't come out for > JAM and Frostbite and I did well on Penniless. > > > > You have to realize that the 'new' boats for the most part have very > different ratings that the 30. We are at 174 on the Chesapeake, the J-80 > is 120, the Viper is 111, so they have to do really well to prevail. If you > get to planing conditions (which are also good for the 30) they can take > off and leave you in the dust, but in the 10 to 14 area you can go nearly > as fast as they do. In under 5 knots they ghost along and leave you. And, > you have a large spinnaker - downwind, they have to go nearly twice as far > to keep up with you. If it is choppy, then you will do well, as they get > stopped by the waves..... > > > > Give it a go - if you are new at racing, your learning curve will be the > main problem to overcome, not the boat. And.... clean (smooth) bottom, good > sails, and a good crew - can't emphasize that enough. > > > > Gary > > St. Michaels MD > > ----- Original Message ----- > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6468 - Release Date: 01/02/14 > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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