Jack, We have watched very good racers sail in those conditions with Spin flying up here in Michigan...but there are not so may who can do it well....and yes they win with all that cloth when they do it right.
My son was out on a Tartan 10 that flew the chute in 40 in the NOODs last year. Watched everyone around them round up into the abyss... they kept the boat flat and won that one. Brian Brian Sullivan Ballinderry racing USA #20820 --- On Tue, 6/9/09, Jack Brennan <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jack Brennan <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [IC27A] Judy - C27 CE To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 8:52 PM Judy: I don't know anyting about San Francisco sailing, but a spinnaker pole in 30-35 knots of wind? That sounds like Racer's Disease to me. In those kinds of conditions, most production sailboats under 35 feet should be running with a double- or triple-reefed main and a spare hanky for a jib. A decent sailboat should right properly if it's carrying the proper amount of sail. Trying to fly a big jib or, god forbid, a spinnaker in those conditions will get you pinned down and maybe sunk. Even if you survive, it's boat abuse. The standing rigging and chainplates will be shot. The boat will twist to the point where doors don't close and hatches leak. If you have an external keel, it will be smiling at you during your next haul-out. An interesting point: Good racers (not me) will tell you that fin-keelers don't sail well at more than 20 degrees of heel. The people who regularly finish first usually are the folks who know when to reef, not those who pile on the sail and bury the rail. -----Original Message----- From: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:IC27A@ yahoogroups. com]On Behalf Of Judith Blumhorst, DC Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:08 PM To: ic...@yahoogroups. com; Phil Agur Subject: Re: [IC27A] Judy - C27 CE
