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Too little sail area too far aft to do much good once the wind pipes up. 
In Response To: I thought you had a yawl? Doesn't it heave to under mizzen? 
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() It's fine in fair weather to stop for lunch, but the boat stays largely beam to wind and seas. Then it rides in a nice wide slick.
Once the wind and seas have built my yawl needs more power in the center of the boat to hold the bow at 45 degrees or so.
Messages In This Thread
- Tom Young--
- I'm optomistic that no news is good news.
- Do they have a registered emergency beacon?
- I believe so. And RUFFIAN is unsinkable, come to think of it.
- If my engine quit I'd sail
- There are posts today from SERAFINA and JAMMIN, the C42 that lost it's rudder.
- More than anything else about the this rally, what I'd like to know is how many boats...
- Is the bailout board behind the helm ;^))))
- 116 Boats in this Rally....yes, be interesting to know how many parked for a while.
- We know husband and wife on SERAFINA did heave to.
- That a question I'd like to see answered as well.
- What combination of sail(s) were you under fore reaching in those conditions, Steve?
- When properly set up
- Thanks. It sounds easy but every boat will behave differently,
- I thought you had a yawl? Doesn't it heave to under mizzen?
- Too little sail area too far aft to do much good once the wind pipes up.
- Too little sail area too far aft to do much good once the wind pipes up.
- Over the last 18 years I've
- I thought you had a yawl? Doesn't it heave to under mizzen?
- Thanks. It sounds easy but every boat will behave differently,
- When properly set up
- What combination of sail(s) were you under fore reaching in those conditions, Steve?
- Did you try heaving to with the Trinitella, Jon?
- Is the bailout board behind the helm ;^))))
- More than anything else about the this rally, what I'd like to know is how many boats...
- I believe so. And RUFFIAN is unsinkable, come to think of it.
- Do they have a registered emergency beacon?
- I'm optomistic that no news is good news.