"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2008081202523416807-jerelull@maccom...
On 2008-08-12 01:13:00 -0400, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said:

I was out today in 20 kts with 25 gusts. My boat is fairly well balanced
and
takes minimal effort. It's a masthead rig. We sailed with a small working
jib
and one reef in the main. She would heel, give some slight weather helm,
start
to round up, then correct and get back in the groove without helm
intervention
(or at least not much.. two finger control).

Sounds like you had it right.

I have to tuck in the second reef and flatten the jib hard in those
conditions, as we're a light-air boat with significant weather helm if we
heel too much.

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I feel fortunate to own her. I'd like to claim that it's all my doing, but
the Sabre is very forgiving. At one point, we had the starboard rail in the
water, which is not the way I usually sail, and there was very little
weather helm.

I guess it has a decent size rudder, which helps...

http://picasaweb.google.com/SailNOW....20336663462482


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