Over canvassed more than likely. Reduce. Broad reaching should be your easiest point of sail. I'll bet even one reef would have made all the difference in the world, Joe. t On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Joe Murphy<seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Yesterday I got out in Bogue Sound for what was supposed to be 5-10mph winds out of the SSW. But by the time I got out there it was more like 20+ coming out more from the west which meant my sailing was going to be close reach one way and broad reaching the other. I had a good time going to windward. Very impressed with keeping pretty tight on the wind. But going downwind got me out of my comfort zone. A couple of times I got spun around quicker than I can say "spun around". I had the centerboard up (as I recalled from an earlier post). So my question is.. what should I do or look for to keep this from happening? I didn't feel over canvassed, but perhaps I should have put in a reef or two?? Thanks for any advice. Joe Scary in Seafrog M17
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