[Public-List] Re anchors and racing

[Gordon Laco]

Very interesting, Kris!


Gordon Laco
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> On Aug 28, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Good thing I got rid of mine -- well it'll be a better thing once I get
> all the bugs worked out of this electric (the price I pay for building
> it myself, though I saved about $2.5k in the difference between parts
> and a ready-made motor).
> 
> For a bonus, I moved the batteries forward far enough that the cockpit
> no longer has drainage problems (even when the fresh water tank is
> empty!) I'm still a little concerned that the resulting performance
> improvements combined with an auxilliary motor that doesn't audibly
> announce the fact that it's running to everyone within a half-mile
> radius, is going to motivate people to attribute the performance boost
> to a running motor rather than the improved trim, and am trying to find
> ways to make the running/not-running state of the motor more conspicuous
> to people on other boats.
> 
> -K
> 
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 04:56:14PM -0400, Gordon Laco via Public-List wrote:
>> … and our engines are much heavier than Alberg had in mind…
>> 
>> Gordon Laco
>> www.gordonlaco.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 28, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Kris Coward via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Because A30s are already kinda stern heavy (something to do with a last
>>> minute change from lead to iron ballast if I remember correctly what
>>> I've been told).
>>> 
>>> -K
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 04:29:38PM -0400, americo silva via Public-List wrote:
>>>> why not just move the anchor to the stern to comply with rule and have
>>>> anchor at the ready
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM Michael Connolly via Public-List <
>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I understood that rule for dinghy classes and for larger boat "Cruising
>>>>> Classes".
>>>>>> On August 27, 2018 at 11:23 AM mahseer--- via Public-List <
>>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is the consensus of the following sailing instruction at our club.
>>>>> “All anchors shall be removed from the bow and stored below”.  I don’t like
>>>>> this rule and would not race (if I was still racing) with a piece of safety
>>>>> equipment stored below.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> John Boor
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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