[Public-List] Babying our boats

[Gordon Laco]

Kris

I remember back when we were a One Design in LORC people reckoned 18-20 degrees as the high end before heeling began to hurt speed.   I think that angle puts the rail a couple or a few inches free...  

What do you Chesapeake  people say?

Gord 426

On 2012-09-26, at 5:11 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:

> 
> That sounds like pushing the boat too hard to me; I find that Candy Cane
> is a little quicker with her rail kept comfortably 2-3" out of the water
> (though I don't have much of a collection of flags to back this claim
> up...)
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> 
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 05:05:06PM -0400, Manza, John CIV OSD POLICY wrote:
>> Sometimes I worry that I push the boat too hard because of the full keel -- with a fin keel she would be more easily overpowered under too much sail.  On the A30 I often just put the rail in the water and drive the boat.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jeffrey [mailto:fongemie at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 04:01 PM
>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Subject: [Public-List] Babying our boats
>> 
>> I just came back from spending a few days on my boat and pushed
>> Seagrass pretty hard yesterday.   Wind was consistently in the mid
>> 20's with gusts over 30.  We started the day sailing down a river with
>> current opposing the wind generated waves and it made for some nasty
>> chop.  The boat handled itself well though. We had a double reefed
>> main, with a standard working jib and were able to make progress
>> beating into the wind, even against a couple of knots current.  It was
>> a heck of a sail. Rails awash, water running into the cockpit..we were
>> soaked.
>> 
>> It did occur to me, that might I give this poor old girl a break?
>> She's from 1965 and pushing 50! I figured that the hull is strong, all
>> my bulkheads are solid, chain-plates and bolts replaced.  Standing
>> rigging good. Cast aluminum mast-head..unknown. Mast beam is original,
>> but holding on..
>> 
>> Anyone else think twice when the wind picks up?
>> 
>> Jeff Fongemie
>> #116 Seagrass
>> 
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