[Public-list] Re: Alberg 30 Quiz

John Irving a30blueteal at gmail.com
Fri Nov 5 05:05:57 PST 2004


Thanks, this is interesting. I was wondering if the cast iron keel
might have been regarded by experirenced A30 sailors as detrimental to
overall performance of the boat. But this doesn't seem to be the case.

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:39:59 EST, snelham at aol.com <snelham at aol.com> wrote:
> John

> The A30 and the Triton are very similar in their stiffness particularly with
> the summer winds of 20 to 30 knots in San Francisco Bay. If you don't over
> power by using a 150 or 160 jib, they stand up quite nicely. I typically use a
> 130 under most cruising conditions. In the Triton we raced with the 130 in all
> but the lightest of airs and were respectable in our finishes.

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