ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

Why so little salt? After a good thrash to windward (like I had this
weekend in 30 knots) every surface gets covered with salt.

For the toggle action to work the softer bronze is
necessary. Stainless on stainless would gall.

You should know that.


I have stainless toggles. They don't gall.

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:

ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:


ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...
It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:


ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

Always? You would run downwind until you meet a lee shore?

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:
Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:


That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:



ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

Certainly, as long as there was an inlet and safe harbor.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...
Always? You would run downwind until you meet a lee shore?

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:
Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:


That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:



ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

You would not try to escape the dangerous quadrant of a storm or worse?

Cheers



Capt. Neal® wrote:

Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:


That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:



ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

One escapes the dangerous quadrant (assuming sea room all around)
[and in the northern hemisphere] not by beating into the winds
but by putting them on one's quarter.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...
You would not try to escape the dangerous quadrant of a storm or worse?

Cheers



Capt. Neal® wrote:

Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:


That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:



ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

It's shoal draft...it probably slams a lot to wind...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message
...


Capt. Neal® wrote:

ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers