[C320-list] Are the Polars correct?

[Adam Weiner]

I get the boat to go upwind at hull speed frequently.  You only need one
thing to do it:  wind!

By the way, somewhere I have a picture of the GPS reading 12.3 knots.
Wish I could find that.

Adam

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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Block
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Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:19 PM
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Subject: [C320-list] Are the Polars correct?


We had our first race of the year in Austin and put 2 320's on the line!

Amore finished 2nd in her class with a rating of 169.  The winner was a
non spin J/22 ......whatever.....

The Catalina 30 TM's were very close to us on the downwind legs and we
owe them 20 sec per mile.  ???

Winds were 10-15 and seas were flat.

Question:

The polars from the website look like the boat should go up wind at
around 6kts, but I could not get more than 5kts.

Has anyone been able to get the boat to go up wind at 6?  What
setup/conditions?

FYI, Amore has the deep keel and currently (not for long) a fixed 2
blade, stock main w/Dutchman, 155 UK Tape Drive, 6 butts on the rail.

Thanks,

Chris
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