I did a race in 25 - 32 knots TWS, gusts to 47.
Highest I saw this year was for about 90 seconds or so in a squall, readings to 52 knots steady. It increased, guessing over 55, but I couldn't read the instruments anymore. During the peak the boat was shuddering very noticeably. Toughest part is getting a clean tack. The boat loses too much speed coming up into the wind and then wants to fall off too far. A bad tack will lose a lot of ground. North designed for me a #3 of around 90% to use in 22 - 28 TWS. They got the design dialed in. With a reefed main the helm is balanced. I can come up a bit to depower in the gusts, or trim down for speed. I have a heavy #2, a couple of #3 that came used or with the boat. None of the combinations work well despite one of the other #3 being about the same size. Previous to getting the North #3 we would retire from a race at 30+ knots. I didn't feel safe handling the boat and we did not sail well. Now all the excitement is docking ... Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 11:30:07 -0300 From: dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> I hope you guys are all talking apparent wind strength
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