How much backstay? How much babystay? How tight was the outhaul and halyards? Speed bubble in the main? How much heel? How much rudder? How much weight on board? Crew hiking out? When was the bottom last cleaned? What type of paint? You might need to come off the wind just a few degrees and/or let the sails breath just a bit.
At 10-15 kts you should have been able to reach hull speed...~6-7kts. If not then something was wrong. You might even want to consider a #2 if you were being blown over too much. As you can see there is just no simple answer. Keep racing and you'll learn all of those minute characteristics. Happy to discuss off list. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jul 27, 2014 1:02 PM, "Pete Shelquist via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I recently had a mid-distance race in which a majority of the race was > tight reaching in flat water, 10-15 breeze. We had our heavy #1 up. A > number of boats (C&C39, C&C38, Sabre 36, Tarten Ten) worked up on us pretty > well in those conditions. I obviously need to trim the sails differently > and am looking for suggestions. > > > > We mostly eased the sheet and moved the car forward, but we did try barber > hauling. We did not try bringing the clew right out to the toe rail. > > > > Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Pete > > 1984 C&C 37 > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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