[C320-list] Club Racing the C320

[pat reynolds]

Karl,  your wife and common sense usually determine
what you should race with.  Less is more in light air,
more is more in heavy air.  A folding prop should be a
consideration for any sail boat but since most
cruising seems to be in light or no air some like the
fixed props for motoring.  A three blade fixed prop is
three times the drag of a two blade fixed in my
opinion..

Unless you are going to shower you don't need water on
a round the bouys race, nor do you need all those
tools,anchors, lines and the other junk we accumulate
over the years.  The 320 is a good heavy air boat but
needs some help in light air.

  
--- Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com wrote:

> Karl,
> 
> No matter what you do with number of crew, weight of
> crew and eqpt, etc., unless you put on a folding
> prop, it will not matter relative to boat speed. As
> long as you have a fixed prop, you will have a brake
> underwater.
> 
> Now, how to mitigate--:
> 
> Crew of 3 is best I've found.
> 
> No need to empty water tanks but don't top them off
> before the race either.
> 
> Biggest weight distribution problem or tip on the
> 320 is keep crew weight forward. DO NOT let folks
> sit on the cat-bird seat during a race. Once you're
> downwind (wing-on-wing), bring your crew forward,
> have a couple of folks sit forward of the mast--you
> want the bow down on a run.
> 
> Dodger--not a big issue, bimini--never had one so I
> can't comment but I'm sure it doesn't help
> 
> Oh yea, one more thing....get a folding prop!  :)
> 
> Last tip--for better speed on all points of sail,
> get a prop that folds..
> 
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> OD
> 
> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Mielenhausen  _/) " [kmielen at iwon.com]
> Sent: 08/19/2007 08:40 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320
> 
> 
> For those of us that are cruisers primarily, with an
> occasional club race (PHRF, non-spinnaker) thrown
> in, can you offer some suggestions on how to
> configue the boat? 
> 
> For example:
> 
> 1/ Is there an optimum # and/or weight of crew?
> 
> 2/ Should water and holding tanks be emptied?
> 
> 3/ Is it worth removing excess gear (weight) from
> the boat (ie. 2nd anchor, BBQ, toolboxs, microwave,
> etc)?
> 
> 4/ I'm assuming that taking the dodger and bimini
> down can make a big difference, as well as a clean
> bottom.
> 
> 5/ Regarding the fixed blade prop, my data was
> inconclusive on whether a spinning prop (ie.neutral)
> or stopped prop (ie.reverse) yielded the least
> resistance. The answer may well vary based on the
> particular boat speed.
> 
> 6/ Any other suggestions (short of a folding prop
> and spinnaker)?
> 
> 
> 
> Karl Mielenhausen
> 
> 2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
> 
> New Bern, NC
> 
> http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/
> 
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