True. Our last sail at the end of October was with the genoa only, and the boat was remarkably well balanced and still had a bit of weather helm. If the boat is actually moving along then weather helm comes from hydrodynamic forces as well as the wind pressure on the sails. We all know this in theory, but I find it easy to forget sometimes. Out of sight, out of mind.
Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII on the hard, north shore Lake Erie ----- Original Message ----- From: D.J. Platt via CnC-List To: dwight veinot ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Furl 1st or Reef 1st ? Which ever reduces weather helm the most. As reefing the main moves the center of effort forward, it usually balances most masthead boats better by reducing weather helm. From: dwight veinot via CnC-List Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 7:47 AM To: Jean-Francois J Rivard ; [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Furl 1st or Reef 1st ? my experience reefing is better...helps more to keep the boat upright...in 18-22 apparent upwind on y 35 MKII she's faster with the 135 not furled and first reef in the main Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS [email protected] On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Here's another one on heavier winds: Reef 1st or Furl 1st? Up 'till a few weeks back, when the boat gets over-powered I typically furl long before I reef because it's so much easier + it's quick to un-furl when going on a reach. But then I watched the "in port" race with the Volvo 'round the world thing where the ladies team reefed instead of going for the smaller gib and seemed to gain speed from that tactic. When I tried reefing before it seemed to remove too much power ( In 18-22 breeze) but I was not looking at the boat speed closely. Has anybody done some tests on reefing vs furling in terms of outright speed on a close haul for a given wind speed? -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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