Oz wrote in message ...
On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 00:30:12 -0000, "Donal"
scribbled thusly:

That doesn't sound right to me.

My boat definitely performs better at a smaller angle of heel. I'd say
15 -
20o. Beyond 20o, performance begins to suffer.

Upwind?
Nah, closer to 30 than 20 I'm sure.

Maybe. I just know that she goes faster when we reef earlier.


Then again, you've always maintained that you're a novice.
Crank it on, heel her over and balance her up.
You should nearly be able to steer her with the traveller...Honest!

We've done that a couple of times. Better than sex!! I've reported it
here. The last time, some of the crew didn't understand why 8.5 kts was so
fantastic. They pointed out that we had done 12 kts earlier in the day....
They didn't understand that we were doing 8.5 kts *into* wind - in a 33 ft
boat!




Regards


Donal
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