It's going to be wet and windy...
 

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz-F.html

Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up
to 60 mm in 24 hours!

Cheers MC

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up=20
to 60 mm in 24 hours!

At least you didn't have snow on the ground when you woke up this =
morning. Glad we got the sails off last weekend...this weekend is going =
to be a real stinker...leaves still green with hardly any fall color yet =
andGaylord had 5 inches last night...Marquette had 2 but they're in the =
Up so that doens't count....Chanteuse comes out next week. We were =
hoping to get 2 more coats of varnish on this weekend but that looks =
like it's out...blah.....

--=20
katysails
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

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
knots sustained. I have to wonder about the seaworthiness of Ella.

S.Simon - has what it takes to sail in any wind condition and
to survive a storm at sea.


"The_navigator©" wrote in message ...
http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz-F.html

Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up
to 60 mm in 24 hours!

Cheers MC

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
knots sustained.

Until those sewn-on reef points pull right off the sail, then you are in
trouble. Get a local sailmaker to install proper cringles for the reefs.

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

They are proper and up to the task.

Consider this: The area of the full sail is 134 square feet.
The first reef point is four feet from the tack and the second
is eight feet from the tack. The fully reefed sail has about
fifty square feet of area. Fifty square feet is not enough to
rip out that webbing and that's a fact. Why, I handle fifty
square feet sails when I'm windsurfing in thirty to forty knots
and my arms have yet to rip off and I bet that webbing and
reinforcing patching is stronger than my arms.

Get a life.

S.Simon

"SkitchNYC" wrote in message ...
Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
knots sustained.

Until those sewn-on reef points pull right off the sail, then you are in
trouble. Get a local sailmaker to install proper cringles for the reefs.

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Get a local sailmaker to install proper cringles for the reefs.

Then get the same sailmaker to install proper sails around them!

RB

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

I bet that webbing and
reinforcing patching is stronger than my arms.

No doubt!

RB

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

You are correct. I'd don't have double reef points like a coastal
cruiser. I have 3 sets of reef points as an ocean going vessel should.

Cheers MC

Simple Simon wrote:

Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
knots sustained. I have to wonder about the seaworthiness of Ella.

S.Simon - has what it takes to sail in any wind condition and
to survive a storm at sea.


"The_navigator©" wrote in message ...

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz-F.html

Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up
to 60 mm in 24 hours!

Cheers MC

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

For Gawd's sake Nav... stop comparing your teak lined thourghbred to that
sailboat decoy of Simple Simon's!

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
| You are correct. I'd don't have double reef points like a coastal
| cruiser. I have 3 sets of reef points as an ocean going vessel should.
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Simple Simon wrote:
|
| Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
| custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
| on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
| with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
| knots sustained. I have to wonder about the seaworthiness of Ella.
|
| S.Simon - has what it takes to sail in any wind condition and
| to survive a storm at sea.
|
|
| "The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
|
| http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz-F.html
|
| Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up
| to 60 mm in 24 hours!
|
| Cheers MC
|
|
|
|
|

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Hey Simple Simian,

When you are sailing comfortable with double reefs in 45 knts, please
send a pictureG

Ole Thom

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Neal,

How does your Double reef effect the sea surface? Do you need a wet
suit at the Tiller like when you are surf sailing?

I tell you something. We could sure use some of that air here in
Bellingham. We have been in the Damnist Air Inversion for a week. Plenty
of Fog and Damn little wind or even a steady breeze.

OT

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Will do! But the picture will have to be taken with the camera pointed
downwind so as to not subject it to too much spray.

S.Simon - 45-knot-wind sailing is exhilarating


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Hey Simple Simian,

When you are sailing comfortable with double reefs in 45 knts, please
send a pictureG

Ole Thom

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Subject: It's going to be wet and windy...
From: "Simple Simon"
Date: 10/06/2003 15:57 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Will do! But the picture will have to be taken with the camera pointed
downwind so as to not subject it to too much spray.

S.Simon - 45-knot-wind sailing is exhilarating

It's post like this which confirm Neal's lack of experience and amateur status
.....course, considering his all ready proven poor ability at weather
predicting, he could get caught in 45k .... in Tampa Bay.

Shen

It's going to be wet and windy...
 

Well he started it!

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

For Gawd's sake Nav... stop comparing your teak lined thourghbred to that
sailboat decoy of Simple Simon's!

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
| You are correct. I'd don't have double reef points like a coastal
| cruiser. I have 3 sets of reef points as an ocean going vessel should.
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Simple Simon wrote:
|
| Wimp! I can tell you don't have double reef points on your mainsail
| custom designed to reduce your sail area to that of a storm trysail
| on the deepest reef like I do. Combine this deeply reefed mainsail
| with my custom storm jib and I could sail comfortably in forty-five
| knots sustained. I have to wonder about the seaworthiness of Ella.
|
| S.Simon - has what it takes to sail in any wind condition and
| to survive a storm at sea.
|
|
| "The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
|
| http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz-F.html
|
| Damn there goes another sailing weekend 45 knots mean wind speed and up
| to 60 mm in 24 hours!
|
| Cheers MC
|
|
|
|
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