[C320-list] Tacking Efficiently in Racing

[pat reynolds]

Rollie,

A 155 is a load to trim quickly and efficiently when the wind picks up.  With the age of your crew its all wishful thinking.  I know, I am at the top range of your crew.  First thing is to look around for a person around 25 with biceps to match.  It doesn't matter if they have sailed before.  Failing that, make sure the one releasing the lazy sheet immediately helps tail the new working sheet.  65 divided 2 is an average age of 32.5

The Alerion 28 has a self tacking headsail if I remember and it has less sail area than your genoa. 

 Pat R.


--- On Thu, 3/19/09, argates2nd at comcast.net <argates2nd at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: argates2nd at comcast.net <argates2nd at comcast.net>
> Subject: [C320-list] Tacking Efficiently in Racing
> To: "C320 Assn List" <c320-list at catalina320.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6:44 PM
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> We club race an Olympic course with a crew of 4 or 5.  Our
> new dacron 155 Genny is a handful for guys aged 65-72 to
> handle in wind above 10-12mph. 
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> Last Monday, an Alerion 28 with high tech sails, which
> gives us about 2 minutes per hour, beat us and won by 63
> seconds corrected.  If we had tacked more efficiently, it
> would have made the difference. 
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> One of our crew handles the traveler at the start of the
> tack, one lets off the genny sheet, and one does the work
> pulling and then winching the new working sheet. 
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> What tips do you have for better teamwork while tacking --
> (besides a folding prop to replace our 2 bladed fixed prop)?
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> Rollie     #182 (wing keel)    Charlotte Harbor, FL
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