What are you going to do about that topping lift?


Good eye! I have a new one, but will swap it out in the spring.


RB

The actual wind was, as forecast, 15 kts with gusts 20 to 25.



Oh, so then the link for Execution Rocks LIED?
Oh, I see.
You weren't there. You weren't sailing.
We were.
Get used to that because it's the norm.


RB
35s5
NY

Your "forecast" was apparently pulled out of your butt.

Actually it was from the butt of 1010 WINS News radio in NY, but thanks
for the interest!


Really? So this whole little tantrum is because I said the forecast
was 15 kts and you really saw 16? But what happened to your
"forecast" of 40?

Still lying I see. I did not forcast 40 knots. The radio did.


You're the one who went out in moderate conditions

Gusts to 30 knots is hardly moderate conditions, unless those gusts are
far apart. They weren't. You sound like someone who's never sailed a
fast light boat on a gusty day!

only, and then repeatedly drenched your unprepared crew so you had to
turn tail and run back in. Good show there, booby!

Yup....I was sailing with just the one sail...like everyone else. I
guess we're all bad sailors! No spare clothes for Suzanne....that WAS a
bad show.


RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
The actual wind was, as forecast, 15 kts with gusts 20 to 25.

Oh, so then the link for Execution Rocks LIED?


The several times I looked it was never over 16 kts. However, I see
by the raw data:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/realtime2/44022.txt
that there were a few periods where the sustained wind was actually 9
m/s, or 17 kts.

So now we know that's your limit - at 17 knots you can no longer
control your boat. Of course, with the high seas, we can understand.
What were they, 1 foot, or 2 feet?

Your just don't understand how silly you look, arguing whether it was
15 or 16 or 17 knots, after you claimed the forecast was gusts to 40.

Oh, I see.
You weren't there. You weren't sailing.

You're right, my boat's high and dry now. My last sail was last week,
10 miles singlehanded. It was uneventful except for the rain squall
with 20kts that came and went.

There's a chance I'll get out in a Rhodes 19 if its nice on the weekend.

We were.
Get used to that because it's the norm.

Sure thing. Bring plenty of extra clothes. It sounds like you boat
is pretty sloppy.

So now we know that's your limit - at 17 knots you can no longer
control your boat.



Yeah, the gusts actually leveled us out!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!



RB
35s5
NY

Bring plenty of extra clothes. It sounds like you boat
is pretty sloppy.


Suzanne left her gear bag home and emptied the aft locker. It was her
own fault!



RB
35s5
NY

"Swab Rob" wrote in message ...

No clothes for Suzanne....that WAS a
bad show.


except for the other lesbians.

On 24 Oct 2006 03:54:37 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:



I have never even seen anyone sail under main alone..




That's hard to believe. Quite a few fractional rigs sail very well with
just the main.

I live a shetered life..
It is common to see people motoring when they could sail. It is also
very common to see people sailing under headsail alone when cruising
on a reach in a fresh breeze. If I saw someone using main alone I
would suspect they had some problem or were useless sailors. Who knows
wht they might do in England..

I think there are several advantages to reefing the main and using a
small headsail.

You can carry a greater sail area since the CE is lower.

The tendency to weather helm and luffing up is less since the the
forward component of sail "lift" and centre of drag are closer in
plan view, since the CE is closer to the boat both vertically and
*laterally*.

The CE is moved forward by the moment of the jib.

Both the above mean that you can sail more heeled and with more
driving force and remain reasonably balanced.

Tacking without getting stuck in irons by backing the jib. (mine tends
to stall the keel and stop in strong winds)

The risk of broaching is reduced.

I live a shetered life..
It is common to see people motoring when they could sail. It is also
very common to see people sailing under headsail alone when cruising
on a reach in a fresh breeze. If I saw someone using main alone I
would suspect they had some problem or were useless sailors. Who knows
wht they might do in England..



Fractionals, at least some of them, sail quite well under main alone.
Try a J30 for example. You can sail one with just the main and have a
great time. On my 35s5, a reef and small headsail would be better in
most cases than a single main, but shorthanded and playing with a new
sail, running with the main alone made sense.
I also see a lot of masthead rigs sailing with genoa alone. It's there
boat. Let them play as they please.



RB
35s5
NY

"Swab Rob" wrote

I'm too stupid and lazy to unroll my jib.





RB
35s5
NY