[C320-list] Log Book Question

[Adam Weiner]

The wind is always on your nose?  I thought that was my issue.  I never
understand how I beat 14 or so miles to Angel Island, sailed dead down
wind 2 miles to get past the top of the island, and then beat all the
way back.  We joke that the boat is so fast that the apparent wind
always moves forward to windward.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Hare
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 5:39 AM
To: 'C320-List'
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Log Book Question


Hi Pat,

We sailed from Provincetown back to Newburyport 3 years ago with 22kts
of wind on a broad reach from the port quarter (full sails).  We loaded
up the dinghy and outboard in the port locker and settled in for a long
sail.  We normally see the 60-62 mile trip taking an even 12 hrs dock to
dock.  Did the trip in right around 9 hours that time.  The boat really
flew. Given that we didn't have the autopilot at that time, and the
swells were coming in from behind, we had to pay attention the whole
way, but surfed a lot.

There's some slop in that since we motor up a river a mile, and caught
an incoming tide, so we did 8 kts up parts of the river, but then we had
to wait for a drawbridge, so perhaps it evens out..

..so it's possible.  :)  Even in New England where the wind is on the
nose to your destination, by definition.  (for us anyway)

There's only been a few other occasions where we sailed that fast for
extended periods of time.

-JeffH

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Moriarty [mailto:patm at psiurethanes.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:09 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Log Book Question

Ok lets do the math 32.2 miles divided by 5 hours equals 6.44 miles 
per hour. So where do you get that type of wind for 5 hours straight 
not including leaving and returning to the dock. Damn fast boat.

Pat #130

At 07:28 PM 6/27/2006, you wrote:


>My goal was 50 sails this year for at least 1,000 nautical miles.  I 
>keep a log book to keep track of this.  Here is the problem.  I was on 
>the boat last Sunday afternoon/evening leaving the dock at 4:30 p.m. 
>and getting back at 9:30 p.m.  In that time we logged 32.2 miles which 
>put me at an even 499 miles.  Since I won't make it out until July 1, 
>2006 I have missed my 500 miles per half the year.  Well, here is the 
>problem: I had a bit of a food allergy attack earlier in the day so my 
>crew took the boat out and they sailed nearly 20 nautical miles 
>bringing the boat to 518 miles for the year so far, but only 499 for 
>me.  My query:  did we reach our goal.
>
>  Also, the motor was turned off in between  one person got off two
>stayed on and two new people got on.   The question:  was this one sail
>for the day or two?
>
>Adam