[C320-list] One Sail in High winds

[Pat Ireland]

Ken

We came back accross the slott from Angel with a single reefed main a
couple of weeks ago.  It was an experiment to see how Cherie sailed without
a jib.  Worked well.  Wind was a bit gusty, but mostly below 30.  Had to
roll out the

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Ken Danko <320kend at att.net> wrote:

> Lately I have been experimenting with using only one sail in high winds. I
> have tried using my 100% jib (and no main) and my main with the first reef
> point (and no jib). The usual afternoon winds here during the summer are
> about 24 knots with gusts to 29 in some parts of the bay. On a really windy
> day the wind can be almost 10 knots higher. I am not racing and my guests
> (crew) usually don't want to sit on the rail and sometimes I single hand
> Grace. Using one sail has proved to be a pretty good solution for
> traversing the most windy parts of the bay. I was wondering if anyone in
> the group had some thoughts/suggestions/**guidelines for using one sail.
>
> Ken Danko
> Grace, #802
> San Francisco
>
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