don't know how to sail according to DSK!

http://www.1stoppostershop.com/produ.../pd_Regate.jpg

12 degrees heel? Bwhahahahahahha

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Duh, if you look at that photo most of the boats have 2 reefs in and from the
looks of the water the wind is blowing 28-30kts. So if they are heeled over at
30 deg it's not because they think that's the best way to go. It's the only
way.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

No, they could drop the main entirely and sail at much lower angles of
heel -if that would be fast -but it wouldn't be... If they are offshore
racers they have 3 or 4 reefs and a trysail too.

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SAIL LOCO wrote:
Duh, if you look at that photo most of the boats have 2 reefs in and from the
looks of the water the wind is blowing 28-30kts. So if they are heeled over at
30 deg it's not because they think that's the best way to go. It's the only
way.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

No, they could drop the main entirely and sail at much lower angles of
heel -if that would be fast -but it wouldn't be... If they are offshore
racers they have 3 or 4 reefs and a trysail too.

Some of the boats in the photo have more reef in than the others. I don't know
of any race boats that have 4 sets of reefs and nobody's going to drop the main
and put up a storm trysail in 30kts. Plus your also forgetting that different
boats are sailed differently. For example anybody that races a J30 in a one
design fleet NEVER reefs the main no matter what's going on.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

Hmmm, it depends on the boat but that certainly doesn't look very efficient
to me. They look greatly overpowered, especially the boats in the back of
the fleet (probably why they're there). Look how little sail is exposed at
that angle. Are you suggesting that's actually good trim?


"Nav" wrote in message
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don't know how to sail according to DSK!

http://www.1stoppostershop.com/produ.../pd_Regate.jpg

12 degrees heel? Bwhahahahahahha

Cheers

No, but look at the heel -way over what I'd recommend. But the leader
are heeling way betond 12 degrees.

Cheers



Brien Alkire wrote:
Hmmm, it depends on the boat but that certainly doesn't look very efficient
to me. They look greatly overpowered, especially the boats in the back of
the fleet (probably why they're there). Look how little sail is exposed at
that angle. Are you suggesting that's actually good trim?


"Nav" wrote in message
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don't know how to sail according to DSK!

http://www.1stoppostershop.com/produ.../pd_Regate.jpg

12 degrees heel? Bwhahahahahahha

Cheers