In those conditions, you should be good with just a small jib and no main. That's a lot of breeze. I bet you were kind of lonely out there! Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middeltown, RI USA 02842 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:21 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Yesterday we experienced our first heavy weather in our new 35 mk2, and in > spite of only being able to put one reef in the main, she handled the > sustained 35 knot winds closehauled for over two hours with minimal drama > (according to the graph at Trial Island that I checked this morning). A few > breaking waves pushed the bow over, before I started steering into them and > the wind to prevent being knocked down too far. I didn't like seeing the > main flogging so much, but going forward to add a second reef (no line was > in place) was an option I quickly discarded as my wife was not confident > taking the helm. (although she did a few times when I had to add the first > reef around 20 knots, and tighten the dinghy lashing on the foredeck). > > I suspect she would have been much easier to handle with a double reefed > main and maybe part of the inner foresail unfurled. I considered unfurling > a sliver of the foresail but decided to just keep feathering the main and > also had the motor going the while time to help plow through the waves. > This is one instance where having extra engine power on tap is nice. > > I'm interested in what tactics work best for sail setup when winds > increase to 25+, as these conditions are not unusual around here, and I > want to be more prepared next time. We had a bit of water in the bilge, > but a 2 liter plastic water jug broke, so it's hard to tell how much was > from that, and how much from other sources. I know that some will have come > down the windlass. My job of cleaning the decks after 10 days of cruising > is now done... just need to spray the salt off :) > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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