Hi Dwight,
Please reread Sam's message before getting out
the pitchforks. He said 7 or 8, in the puffs. I
would not characterize puffs as "regular"...
On a prairie lake I think his experience is quite
achievable in hot summer conditions when all you
want to do is sail fast, course be damned.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet mk-1
At 10:05 AM 25/08/2015, you wrote:
what do you mean by 7kn to 8kn regularly?
If you mean 7 knots or 8 knots through the water
or over the ground with a C&C 26 I would say you
should be a race winner every time on corrected
time; that is really fast for a C&C 26 even on a
beam reach and I got a feeling you would
probably leave my 35 MKII struggling to stay
close behind...before everyone runs out to get a
C&C 26 are you sure about those numbers; I have
only ever seen a couple of C&C 26's around
here...I don't remember them being quite that
slippery, in fact my C&C 27 MKIII always seemed
to be much faster on all points of sail
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
<mailto:d.ve...@bellaliant.net>d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Sam Salter via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I know thereâs a few 26 owners on here so
thought Iâd share my thoughts on optimizing my sail plan.
Jump in anyone, Iâm open to any thoughts!
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Was out sailing today, only boat on the lake I
love that! So I thought weâd play around with the saill plan.
Wind was 8kn -12kn. (Estimate I usually think
if I ssee the occasional whitecap itâs around 10kn)
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I have a 135% laminate genoa from Evolution
Sails in Toronto (2 seasons). A Dacron main with
2 full and 2 partial battens from Leiche & McBride in Vancouver (5 seasons).
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I have a flexofold prop; 4-1 outhaul; Garhauer
genoa cars; Harken traveller; Cunningham;
Garhauer ridged vang; (no backstay adjuster)
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The C&C 26 is a tender boat and we were doing
about 5.5kn to 6kn beating to windward at 20deg
25deg heel. Flattening with the outhaul
reduced heel a bit. (speed measured with a Speed Puck)
Furled the genoa to about 110%. Just brought the
leech forward of the spreaders so no interference.
Boat stood up to 13deg to 16deg. Speed was
between 5.8kn 6.4kn. Went up to 7kn or 8kn in
the puffs (theoretical hulll speed is 6.25kn) No
bubble in the luff of the main.
Obviously, the furled genoa wasnât setting
great and the starboard tack was better than
port tack. On a beam reach I think sheâd do 7kn or 8kn regularly.
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So hereâs my thoughts:
Iâm thinking of getting the genoa recut to a
110% or if thatâs not practical (...and I
suspect it isnât) order a new 110%.
Eventually a new laminate main will be needed too!
Iâm well pleased with 6+kns at 10kn of wind
and 16deg angle of heel. Very little weather helm
Iâve not tried it yet with the genoa at 110%
in light wind. In heavy air the main can still
be reefed (...as could the 110%).
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OK guys, am I missing something?
(Iâm not looking for advice on where to buy used sails!)
Â
sam :-)
C&C 26Â Liquorice
Ghost Lake Alberta
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