Hi Rick
It is not uncommon to see pre-start backing down
under sail at west coast "Grande Prix" races
(that is occasioning read locally as grand pricks
races, sometimes for good measure :).
The primary reason around here is to ensure
clearing seaweed from keel, etc. before the
start. "Let's get off the best we can!"
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 07:46 AM 28/08/2014, you wrote:
I back my 38 into her slip, so I've only sailed
her into her slip one time - and that was bow
first. Actually that was pretty easy since her
slip was the last one on the pier.
I've never tried backing a sailboat under sail.
I used to be totally awed when the big AC boats
would come head to wind during a pre-start and
back up for a boat length or two to gain a starting advantage.
You ought to be able to do it in a 30, but I'd
not try it in anything larger. Too heavy and
slow to accelerate to a speed where you have
steerage and some lift from the keel. But it's
sort of like getting to Carnegie Hall...Practice! Practice!
Rick Brass
On Aug 27, 2014, at 22:42, Marek Dziedzic via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
In the olden days, when I was getting my
skipperâs certificate, we had to do all the
manoeuvres, including getting in and out of the
slip, without the use of the engine (and then
again using it). But that art is gone. Now, if
I tried to dock under sail there would be a
crowd with pitchforks awaiting me on the dock
(possibly with some boiling tar and a few (Canada) gees on the side).
Marek
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