[alberg30] Re: Question - Average Heeling Angles for A30's

[George Dinwiddie]

From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net>

To throw in my $0.02 worth:

I have found that the most frequent cause of excessive heeling of
an A30 is due to too much draft in the main.  When we were using
a 20 year old main, we frequently had trouble keeping the boat on
its feet and would often sail with a big "bubble" in the luff.
This is a good technique for dumping excess power on the A30, but
it can only do so much.  I was astounded at how much easier 
it was to control the boat after we got a new main.  The old
one was plainly stretched too far for windy conditions, though
it was excellent in light air.

 - George

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  George Dinwiddie                                  gdinwiddie at min.net
  The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in
  sailing.          http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Alberg30/
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