[C320-list] Hull speed

[Sweetwater Yacht Charters]

Last summer I had a friend delivering Persistence to Traverse City for me.
He was coming down from Petoskey, MI which is about a 60 mile run. He
finished the run in 6.5 hours - an average speed of 9.23  The first 35 miles
(across an open Lake Michigan) were done in 3 hours - an average speed of
11.67! He said he was going back and forth from being exhilerated to being
terrified. Let's just say that they were an exhausted bunch when I picked
them up in TC and drove them back home.

-Joan
 C320 #90 Persistence

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Magennis" <magenns at yahoo.com>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Hull speed


> Hull speed on our C-320 is 7.09 knots.  All that means is that it takes
> a whole lot of energy (or surfing) to get our boats going much faster
> than that (has to do with wave mechanics).  I know one other owner who
> has had his up to 14 knots, surfing with the spinnaker up in the
> Chicago -Mackinac race.  Said he was on the edge of disaster.
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> Under power with a clean bottom and flat water, I have had the
> Alchemist up to 8 knots (GPS and speedo), but I burned up a whole lot
> of dinosaurs doing it.
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> Be happy with the speed you achieved.  It's entirely believable and a
> whole lot of fun.
>
> Steve
> Alchemist C#909
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> --- "Lachance, Michael B (ISD, IT)" <MLaChance at thehartford.com> wrote:
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> > 1st sail of year in good wind with new Gori 2 blade folding prop.
> > Slack water, blowing 20-30kt, 1-2 ft seas, full main, 110 jib on
> > close reach, speedo consistently reading high 7's with peak at 8.2kt
> > confirmed with GPS. I thought hull speed was 6.3kt. What gives? Btw
> > I'm loving the new prop
> > Mike Lachance
> > Seychelle, 141
> > Noank, Ct
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> > From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> > To: C-320 Catalina
> > Sent: Wed Apr 19 19:27:57 2006
> > Subject: [C320-list] GFO report
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> > I replaced the packing with GFO and am very pleased, no drips and no
> > heat in the shaft.  Pretty cool having a dripless packing gland for
> > only $15.00.
> > Herb Creech
> > Cloud Chaser #606
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