[Public-List] Alberg 30 Sail Plan

[Jonathan Bresler]

Good to check the amount of rake in the mast.
Last winter in replacing the running rigging on Constance,
rake was reduced from 10"-12" to 4"-5".   The reduction dramatically
reduced the amount of weather helm.   Sorry for the ranges, but it
seems hard for me to get a solid measurement of rake as the fore and
aft trim of the boat due to weight distribution will change the rake.

What rake do you all have in your masts?

Jonathan

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 3:26 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Interesting, Tom,
>
> Reducing sail forward to improve balance is a very unique situation.  I’ve
> never encountered that in any sort of vessel.  Normaly reducing area in the
> headsail, especially rolling it up, which results in a baggy sail, makes
> weather helm much worse.
>
> Strange situation there…
>
>
> Gordon Laco
> www.gordonlaco.com
> #426 Surprise
>
>
>
> > On Mar 10, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Tom Swift via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all: My 2 cents.
> >
> > I have found that Sirius ( hull # 222) needs the jib furled to about 40%
> to
> > maintain a balanced boat in our customary summer Southwesterlies here in
> > Buzzards Bay.  The afternoon blows like old faithful at 15 knots from
> June
> > through August. My full 100% genoa gives an unfriendly weather helm and
> > leaves me trapped at the tiller as, like Daniel, I too always sail solo.
> >
> > In the fall I leave a single reef in from mid-September until I haul,
> > usually right after Halloween.  My Alberg loves the 20 to 25 knots in
> those
> > fall days with a single reef and the genoa furled up to 50%.  But I never
> > really shake that weather helm.
> >
> > Self-steering or even a break from the helm without heaving-to is a
> problem
> > I just do not know how to solve. The lines on her are too classic and
> > pretty for me to install a wind vane.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 3:48 PM Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Like Daniel, we sail Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf Coast. In the fall
> >> through spring, we sail double reefed almost all the time as fronts move
> >> through and leave you with 15-20k winds to sail with. A few months ago,
> >> with gusts to 25, and just the 140, the weather helm was very excessive
> and
> >> tiresome. Now, the dog days of summer are a different story. Perhaps I
> just
> >> need a smaller “winter” sail on the furler, something like Daniel has.
> >>
> >>> On Mar 8, 2021, at 8:09 AM, Michael via Public-List <
> >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You did not mention what region you sail in. Not saying you are wrong,
> >> but a sail combination that reflects prevailing wind conditions would be
> >> much more satisfying.
> >>> Personally, I avoid sailing in 30 knot winds, I have been in enough
> >> gales and whole gales off shore to give a pass to the experience. I can
> >> pass because of where I sail-it's why I sail where i sail. Can I do it?
> >> Yes. Hank on sails allow that, I have a slab reefing working jib (100%)
> and
> >> a double reefable main.
> >>> The boat moving well in a 10-12 knot breeze is the sailing I live for,
> >> but then, I also do not ride roller coasters.
> >>> Michael Grosh
> >>> #220
> >>>
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Jonathan M Bresler
S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
Annapolis/Eastport MD