Not Yet Bud... I'm enjoying the summer here... we've been breaking high temp
records going back 50 years. Hot, Humid, and right now more fog than I care
to encounter.

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| I could understand it if Booby was being pulled but just a few fat
| chicks? I suspect he's lying again and be was motoring.
|
| Hey got a site for me to post my nice reaching video yet?
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
| I don't know about your Ella... MC ... but Overproof would be doing
at
| least 7 knots on a broad reach with moderate winds... even pulling
"several
| water toys" and a 500 lb, 18ft Dory.
|
| CM
|
| "The_navigator©" wrote in message
| ...
| | So on this windy condition on a broad reach with full main you were
| | doing 1 kn. Impressive. Were you pulling a parachute?
| |
| | Cheers MC
| |
| | CANDChelp wrote:
| | Today I had some problems with Alien. It seemed on every tack I was
| passing
| | other sailboats. It was a gusty day, and most boats were reefed
down. I
| left my
| | main alone and reefed down the genoa. Again, I'm impressed at how
flat I
| can
| | get the jib when rolled to 110 or so.
| | I had simply GREAT control of the boat and really blasted past most
of
| the
| | boats, until a gray and red J30 came along. I took a close reach
next to
| him
| | and we were side by side for quite a while. But every time there was
a
| gust, he
| | gained a few inches, then a few feet. We both sheeted in and I was
| pleased at
| | how closely matched we were. Coolness!
| | I finally reefed the genoa completely and just sailed on broad
reaches
| so the
| | girls could swim behind the boat. I pull them on several water-toys.
| | Popped the genoa and sailed for home, blasted past my buddies Vindo
and
| held
| | off a C&C 33. Damn fun!
| |
| | CAPT RB
| |
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