On 06/10/2015 10:55 AM, casioqv@usermail.com wrote:
That F-25C sounds fun, I knew modern trimarans were fast but didn't realize they were that fast.
Yep...I've sailed on a friend's Corsair 31 (F-31). Slowest they go is approximate speed of wind. Faster on most points of sail. Nimble too, like a dinghy (or an M-15 :-). There are some disadvantages in some situations...if one really needs to go very slow but anchoring is not an option for example. Hove to, in a stiff breeze, where a displacement hull will make a knot or less, he's doing 3 knots. cheers, John S.
It looks like the M17 seems to have weathered out the strongest winds in a harbor but is back sailing again. I would have thought they would seize the opportunity to get a lead since the M17 is one of the more seaworthy boats in the race, but I don't know what the conditions were really like, or if perhaps it was even too strong to make headway to windward without a deeper keel. Hopefully they will write up their story afterwards - this race will make for some great SCA articles.
Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Russell" <gail@zeliga.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 7:53:44 PM Subject: M_Boats: M-17 in Race to Alaska
Maybe someone posted this already. An M-17 in the Race to Alaska. http://r2ak.com/registered-participants/#toggle-id-8
My son's friend is crewing on an F-25C that is captained by a superb navigator who has a bit of age on him. It appears to me that this race may well involve a test of whether this proposition is true or false: "Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill"
Gail
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