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~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
cool...thanx for the reply...enjoy the bay
sailing...i raced 505's a few times in the bay...

what a blast....@ 20 kts of wind...

Easily. We did a slightly late full moon sail on Monday
night. Usually, the wind calms down in the evening, and it started out
that way, with barely a breeze... definitely under 5 knots. We put up
the biggest sail on the boat (110%) and took the nearly permanant reef
out of the main (mostly, we just leave it in). We were just ghosting
along, keeping an eye out for tankers and such. Then, about 10 pm, the
wind really picked up. Switched to the smallest jib, reefed the main,
and got back to find 25+ kts near the dock. Docking was
fuuuun. Fortunately, the wind blows toward the dock (that's the good
news), but then we have to swing the boat around (it's difficult to
back down the narrow channel if there's more than 10 kts, as the wind
tends to drive you into the boats).



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