[Public-list] racing!

Mike Lehman sail_505 at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 30 15:43:16 PST 2005


John - I did not know there was a differnce. But now that you mention it I 
think it was Royal Canadian Mounted Knots RCMK?



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca>
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Subject: Re: [Public-list] racing!
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:07:52 -0500

is that in US Knots or CehNehDIehN knots ?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [Public-list] racing!


>Never have the boom to weather. Dump the traveller in heavy air but keep 
>the sheet tight. In heavy air, sail with a "fisherman's reef" in needed. 
>Def: Full main but backwinded to depower the main. The best tactic we ever 
>used [here go some secrets] was to set the sheet and the crew person on the 
>rail furthest aft held a line that adjusted the traveller up and down. The 
>helmsman and traveller person worked together. As the traveller person saw 
>the helmsman starting to fight the helm, he would dump the traveller until 
>the gust subsided, then slow bring it back to center. It's a lot of work 
>and coordination, but it got us a first in C A N A D A...in heavy air [28+]
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>Mike Lehman
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>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Timbuktu5555 at webtv.net (Patty J)
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>To: Public-list at alberg30.org
>Subject: [Public-list] racing!
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:51:22 -0600
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>First of all thanks to everyone about the weight distribution question.
>
>Now... on to racing and setting the mainsail.  Where is the best place
>to put the traveler in light (5-10)/medium (10-15)/heavy  (15-20) and
>really kick butt (20-30mph) air on all points of tack?
>
>Patty
>Timbuktu #461
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