That's more rail meat than most of us have access to......perhaps standing up to the wind helps? On May 13, 2009, at 4:09 PM, <matt.marx@cox.net> wrote:
Now, I'm not recommending overloading your boat as a best practice, but we had an outing on our M17 in San Diego (Mission Bay) last Sunday that left me pretty impressed - thought I'd share. I don't know anything about the aquadynamics of hull shape or boat design, but I know that I just love this little hunk of fiberglass - the way it looks and the way it sails. And just about every time out, I find something new to enjoy. Most of the time, I sail alone. Once in a while, I'm lucky enough to have my son come along. But until now, there had never been more than two people in the boat.
After the requisite Mother's day outing for brunch, several of the gang decided to have a sail. The problem was, there were six of us and only my wee little boat...five full grown adults and my 9-year old son. Most of the crew were non sailors and worried about falling off and drowning (good that I inspire such confidence in my in-laws!)
Due to those crew jitters, we kept the 150 in the bag and set off with the main and working jib, nothing more, and I'll be darned if we didn't crack 5 knots in that sail, no problem, with those modest winds. Tacks were slow, to be sure, and it took some creativity to distribute the weight and keep the stern from sinking too deep, but 5 of us sat with reasonable comfort in the cockpit most of the time....and the boat is always loaded by the outboard, the camping gear, 5 gallons of water, pieces and parts for yet-to-be-completed projects.....
Happy sailing, Matt M17 Lily
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