[alberg30] Blue Water White Knuckles

[Scott Wallace]

If you rig up your main for quick reefing or put your reef in before
leaving the dock the small area of sail will greatly stabilize your boat.
We sail our Alberg designed Pearson Electra in four to six foot waves on
Lake Erie regularly and I quickly found out when leaving the "cut" between
the Mentor Lagoons and the main body of Lake Erie that the chop builds up
so quickly you feel like you are on a bucking bronko going up and down and
from side to side all at once!  IT was quite disconcerting the first few
times we did it.  Under only outboard our prop came up out of the water
every few seconds and we felt as if we would be flung from the cockpit.
Once we tried going out with the main up and sheeted in with the engine
running we felt much more stable and in control.

Scott Wallace, Alberg designed Pearson Electra 216, Spindrift

Dick Filinich wrote:

> George:You're probably right about putting up some main sail in rough
> water to keep the boat from rocking so hard .I had buried the deck under
> water several times already and thought about the effects of waves and
> wind together how much she would have heeled.Not being an old timer with
> sail boats and not enough sea way to ride out a lenghty blow,my best
> option was go for the pass even with a rough ride.I don't believe I'm
> rigged up properly for quick reefing of the main,and so am kind of
> hesitant to try reefing.My main's "slides"?come down and stack up,and
> the reefing grommet is much too high to hook onto the reefing hook,sail
> shape really bad.Should I let those slides comes off the mast at bottom
> at the clip that permits removal of main sail from mast.Another thing I
> believe my outhaul line is too short,tried to reef once and had to add
> some line to reach cleat once grommet and sheave were threaded.Hey there
> isn't a marina full of sailboats around me,but were doing ok.My #1
> objective is to enjoy ourselves and not scare the wife half to death,if
> she decides she's not going sailing anymore,the boats for sale.But she's
> a good first mate,we use to fish tarpon in twin screw power boats that
> could run in ahead of bad weather.We'll keep to inside waters as long as
> she's on board.But George believe me I'll keep in mind what you
> said,cause if you go out on the water,you're gonna get caught in bad
> weather, even in inland bays and lakes can get rough quick.Thanks
> Dick "High Spirits"#191 Galliano,La.
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