The main was down on the traveller. Letting the main out more only
slowed the boat. The #2 was up and no one else had reefs. The swell was
about 2m and quatering. The roll was impressive but the angle was wrong
to get real surfing action. Helm was quite neutral except when rolling
hard over. What would you do?

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

think, heel.

"Nav" wrote in message
...

I was steering a reasonably straight course. The projected track took us
0.4 nm east of a nasty reef.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:


the boat


"Nav" wrote in message
...


What, the mast?

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:



Wouldn't have taken you so long to pass them if you'd straighten up a

bit.


SV

"Nav" wrote in message
...



This is true. So, who will you become and shall I rename myself too

(How

about 'Salty')? Then we can really talk about lovely sailing! I'll

even

tell you about the impromptu race we won last weekend against a
formidable fleet leaving the same harbour after the long weekend! It

was

15-25 knots at 40-70 deg app with our boat speed of up to 8.6 knots.

It

took us 1 hour to pass one of our sister boats to windward. It was

great

watching her roll to at least 45 in the swell and sea and realize we
must be doing the same! We had a couple of lovely evenings after 20-30
mile sails with great wine and a few DVD's. Sleep was broken only by

the

dawn chorus and the cats asking us to get up and play.

Cheers

Bobsprit wrote:




Explain.

Cheers

Certainly. There are people in this NG who don't care about sailing

or

the



people who enjoy it. Unless THEY will talk about sailing I'll have

nothing to



do with them.

RB

MC described conditions:Helm was quite neutral except when rolling=20
hard over. What would you do?

Ah, wallowing seas....how I love them....where was the wind? were you =
on a close reach?=20

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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

It was 15-25 knots at 40-70 deg app with our boat speed of up to 8.6 knots.

Cheers

katysails wrote:

MC described conditions:Helm was quite neutral except when rolling
hard over. What would you do?

Ah, wallowing seas....how I love them....where was the wind? were you on a close reach?

W0W!

"Nav" wrote in message
...
It was 15-25 knots at 40-70 deg app with our boat speed of up to 8.6
knots.

Cheers

katysails wrote:

MC described conditions:Helm was quite neutral except when rolling
hard over. What would you do?

Ah, wallowing seas....how I love them....where was the wind? were you
on a close reach?

No, we weren't flying a hull.

Cheers

Scott Vernon wrote:

W0W!

"Nav" wrote in message
...

It was 15-25 knots at 40-70 deg app with our boat speed of up to 8.6

knots.

Cheers

katysails wrote:


MC described conditions:Helm was quite neutral except when rolling
hard over. What would you do?

Ah, wallowing seas....how I love them....where was the wind? were you

on a close reach?