I absolutely love going out in 25-30 knot winds. 40 knot gusts is the highest I've been in. Storm jib and double reefed main. I don't get ocean size waves on my inland lake. The picture was taken just before I put the second reef in. On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 10:58 AM Jim Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> wrote:
That beats me!
In San Francisco Bay summer winds regularly get over 20 knots in "the slot" around the Golden Gate Bridge. In wind vs. tide conditions the seas can get over 5' with steep breaking chop. With a fully reefed main and a slab reefing jib "Spirit" handled these conditions with winds gusting well into the 30's without trouble. It's a great place to build confidence because if everything goes to hell help is *usually* nearby.
- Jim P.
M17 "Spirit"
On 8/18/2023 7:54 AM, jerry montgomery wrote:
A friend and I sailed to Catalina Island, probably in '84, when it was blowing 42 with gusts of 50. These were Coast Guard figures. Wind was right on the nose. We got to the well-sheltered Avalon Bay well after dark and gratefully tied up to a mooring.
Waves were WAY higher than the mast!
________________________________ From: John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 11:09 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> Subject: M_Boats: What's the biggest wind you've been out in?
A question for the list...especially M17s, but 15s and 23s feel free to chime in.
Just curious what kind of high wind conditions anyone has dealt with on their M17. 30 knots? 40? more? Anything that broke the rigging, blew out a sail, etc.?
Part of the reason I'm asking... I've got a friend originally from South Africa who in his younger days sailed bigger boats, racing, in the Cape region, where he says regularly it blows 30+ and they would commonly go out in 40+. Triple and quadruple reefs and storm jibs for a nice day on the water... :-!
cheers, John
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