sorry Russ, I thought he said a beam reach must have missed the part about puffs, still that's very fast for a 26 but if he can do it course be damned as you say, then good for him
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Sam Salter via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I know there’s a few 26 owners on here so thought I’d share my > thoughts on optimizing my sail plan. > > Jump in anyone, I’m open to any thoughts! > >  > > Was out sailing today, only boat on the lake – I love that! So I thought > we’d play around with the saill plan. > > Wind was 8kn -12kn. (Estimate – I usually think if I ssee the occasional > whitecap it’s around 10kn) > >  > > 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). > >  > > I have a flexofold prop; 4-1 outhaul; Garhauer genoa cars; Harken > traveller; Cunningham; Garhauer ridged vang; (no backstay adjuster) > >  > > 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 wasn’t setting great and the starboard tack > was better than port tack. On a beam reach I think she’d do 7kn or 8kn > regularly. > >  > > So here’s my thoughts: > > I’m thinking of getting the genoa recut to a 110% or if that’s not > practical (...and I suspect it isn’t) order a new 110%. > > Eventually a new laminate main will be needed too! > > I’m well pleased with 6+kns at 10kn of wind and 16deg angle of heel. > Very little weather helm > > I’ve 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%). > >  > > OK guys, am I missing something? > > (I’m not looking for advice on where to buy used sails!) > >  > > sam :-) > > C&C 26 Liquorice > > Ghost Lake Alberta > >  > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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