[C320-list] Heel angle

[Ted Harrison]

Thanks Scott 

Ted Harrison

> On Jun 19, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
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> I routinely hit speeds like that on a broad reach (apparent wind around 110-120 degrees) with my 145 if the wind is in the 20 knot range. Never with just 12 knots of wind, however. You must have a very slippery bottom (and probably aren't towing a dinghy the way we usually are).
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> I've never come close to having the rail in the water. The boat is much happier with less heel, and rail in the water means a lot of weather helm that slows you down, not to mention that there is a significant increase in leeway. Better to reef or ease the traveller.
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> Scott Thompson
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>> On 6/19/2018 7:33 AM, Gus Macdonald wrote:
>> I assume 7.3 was on a beam reach.  I have a 150 and will reef before getting the rail near the water as high heel angles just slow the boat down. I hope you had a foam luff installed to aid furling the genoa. One of the best changes I made in the last year or so.
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>> Gus
>> Hull 999, 2004
>> Georgian Bay
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>>> On Jun 18, 2018, at 11:09 PM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
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>>> I purchased a new Genoa 145, 12 knots of wind. Hull speed hit a high of 7.3 with 20 degree heel.
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>>> Has anyone had the rails near or in the water?
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>>> Ted Harrison
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>>> Hull ;424 1997
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