You are using a #3 in 55 knots? For me going to windward that would be the storm jib. 55 with the 100% jib would have my rail under I think. OTOH I flew the 100% with 50 gusting 60+ downwind and held a steady 10-11 knots boat speed while watching huge chunks of foam blow off the waves and fly into the houses onshore like a giant shaving cream attack ☺
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Michael Brown via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2018 11:32 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Michael Brown <m...@tkg.ca> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Sail Plan and Heavy Weather 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
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