You deserve your life!

and I am grateful for it.

And that's what's so pathetic.

RB

You should still probably wear asbetos underwear, just for safety's sake

She's well built so there's no problem with blistering.

Cheers MCV


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s/v Chanteuse
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

'cept he doesn't have much to sail to...

Why so you say that? He has ocean and sea all around him, so he can rpetty
much sail to anywhere he chooses...it might just take him a bit longer....
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s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

aged? what year is your.....er.......Sudzys' boat?




"Bobsprit" wrote in message

"Its an aged Siedlemann 30,

On 08 Aug (Bobsprit) wrote:

He was asking for your experience with that model,
but with the usual poor English skills shown in this NG.

That's right - and (though I'm suprised at his "a lot" in "a lot of
weather helm") his response was informative.*

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* On Fri, 08 Aug 2003, "Michael Olsen"
wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean 'confirmed,' but that's my
experience. I've done my best times on the boat properly
reefed. As to 'necessary,' maybe not, but at 20 knots
with full sail (roller main) there's a lot of weather helm
and that rudder fights the speed a lot. I hit my best
speeds under reef at about 18 kts - when it definitely
wasn't necessary but worked well.
I have typically reefed the main a foot on the boom first,
then the first reef point on the 140 genoa, after letting
out the traveler. That will hold if the main is tight, tight,
tight and flat as can be... then at 25 or so another 1/2 foot
on the main...
But after 18-20 degrees, the boat loses substantial steam.
thanks for asking.

wrote:

* * * [re.] Beneteau 331.

Have you confirmed whether, for that model
. . . , reefing comparatively early, even if not
in any way necessary, substantially increases
speed and sailing peformance in related respects?
If and to the extent so, in what configurations
in what conditions?