[C320-list] One Sail in High winds

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In heavy winds I generally only use my main sail and sail the boat like a large Laser.  I have a furling main sail, so I can just about infinitely reef the main.  

Dave

David Swanson
S/V Emily Ann
2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
Mukilteo, WA 


 
On Jul 31, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Ken Danko 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.
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> Ken Danko
> Grace, #802
> San Francisco
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