[Public-List] Sailing technique

George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
Tue Jul 20 10:28:17 PDT 2010 

Calypso took a knock-down in June with a bunch of ~10 year old junior 
sailors on board.  They thought it was quite exciting.  The only 
casualty was a pair of sandals that floated out of the cockpit and 
didn't float.

Gail wasn't aboard.

  - George

On 7/19/10 4:15 PM, Jonathan Budington wrote:
> We've been sailing the boat with our kids this summer, so I've been
> reefing early and keeping the boat as flat as possible.  Sunday was odd,
> as the wind was light during most of the day.  I would never have that
> much sail out with kids on the boat if I though it would blow 24.  My
> wife did not enjoy that part of the ride (although I thought it was very
> exciting).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gail DeMoss
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 4:10 PM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Sailing technique
>
> If you want to keep your mate happy and on-board, keep the boat
> upright.  The Alberg sails better, faster and more comfortably on her
> feet.  J's are light and tippy and they need to heel to get speed.
> Leaving a winch wake is NOT good.
>
> Gail
> "Calypso"  # 543
>
> On 7/19/10 4:01 PM, Kris Coward wrote:
>> But when your angle of heel gets bigger, that stops being the case
> (for
>> the rudder, at least). I've had the questionable fortune to have been
>> steering the boat vertically down in the past (thank god they're
> buoyant
>> enough that I was no more effective in this direction than I was at
>> bearing off until I could get the main loose).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kris
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 03:35:44PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
>>
>>> Yes - heading down meant sailing off the wind to about 60 degrees
> from
>>> 45.  The boat felt like it wanted to round up quickly, so pushing it
>>> down hard helped flatten it out.  I did let the main out, and the
> boat
>>> came up quickly.  I was just curious if there was a good reason to
> leave
>>> the main alone - I wasn't about to test the theory with my family
>>> aboard.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
>>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Kris
> Coward
>>> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:16 PM
>>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
>>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Sailing technique
>>>
>>>
>>> Once you get enough heel, trying to steer down stops meaning
> "downwind".
>>> Whether by sheet or halyard (I prefer sheet since it's easier to undo
>>> once out of the gust), you've got to let the main loose if you want
> to
>>> regain control of the boat. Ignore the J-30 captain.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Kris
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 02:20:33PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was sailing in the Bay yesterday afternoon - nice breeze of about
> 12
>>>> knots.  We were heading south towards Annapolis when I noticed the
>>>>
>>> boat
>>>
>>>> ahead of us was knocked down.  Before I could reduce sail (no reef
> and
>>>> the full genoa out), we were hit by a 24 knot gust.  The boat healed
>>>>
>>> (as
>>>
>>>> it usually does), and wanted to head up.  I pulled hard on the
> tiller
>>>> and headed down until the gust subsided.  My wife lost her drink
> (and
>>>> composure), and my 5 kids were yelling "do that again".  I think we
>>>> reached a heal angle of 32 degrees - the leeward rail was well under
>>>> water.  My questions are:
>>>> 	
>>>> How far can an Alberg heel over before steering is lost?
>>>>
>>>> Is heading down the right course of action? (I was told to leave the
>>>> sheets alone by a J-30 captain - just head off hard).
>>>>
>>>> Jon Budington
>>>> Nimble
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