[C320-list] Down Wind Speed Tips

[Denny Browne]

Folding prop & a thousand square foot spinnaker. With or without, takes a pretty good wind to get her going deeper than 120 degrees off the wind. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

Sent from handheld, sorry for typos, grammar, etc...

On Aug 11, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Rick Evans <ericstillwellevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> I race my 320 in club races have new race sails and do rather well. I have a
> deep keel and she is a rocket upwind up to a beam reach. Running of any kind
> she is a pig. Does anyone have any suggestions or had any luck with getting
> her to run down wind faster?
> 
> Before you answer I do and know the following:
> Its Wednesday nights on the Western LI sound so winds are usually light
> under 10 knots
> 
> 
>   - I let all main sail controls lose; outhall, vang, even let the halyard
>   down a an inch. Then we trim up from there.
>   - The jib cars are forward and we pole out if the angle calls for it.
>   - I get weight forward, but not so far forward that the bow dives.
> 
> Any tips anyone could add to these would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Rick
> 724