Very nice shots, thanx. Pushing the envelope is always exciting. Dick Newick always said, "you have to exceed the limit to find the limit". sal In a message dated 5/17/2009 11:11:08 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, doug_kelch@yahoo.com writes: Bob, I was suprised how well the boat handled in the strong winds. Not much weather helm until you turn down wind and get that long boom out to the side. The sailmaker is Doug Fowler and he did a supurb job on those little jibs. On the way back the wind picked up closer to 30 kts in the gusts so I rolled up the outer jib and took one reef in the main and she just took off into the wind like it was blowing 15. When I approached the dock I rolled up the staysail but stalled out short of the dock. I tried to sail up wind with just the main but was doing poorly. I unrolled that little 25 sq foot staysail and again she just took off. Amazing little sail. I did keep the boat overcanvassed for the pictures. I really should have had a reef but it was too much fun. Thanks Doug --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Bob From California <ocean37@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Bob From California <ocean37@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 gaff rig video To: "Monty Listserver" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 11:48 AM Doug.... Very nice..!....It looks like you purposely back-winded (luffed up) the Main in those gusts...the two head sails seemed tight and kept the boat mov ing even with the poor shape (lufting?) on that big mainsail. Any steerage issues-heavy tiller..? On some points of sail it looks like the 15 is moving very fast. Later Bob Eeg

Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 08:29:57 -0700 From: doug_kelch@yahoo.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com CC: amgura@verizon.net; mikeandpaula48@gmail.com; john@clcboats.com; fdurant@webhart.net Subject: M_Boats: M15 gaff rig video

I finnally got the video of my Gaff cutter, M15 to load.

It is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YEbt5E9v7c

No sound as the engine was running on the boat taking pictures and I have not learned how to overlay sounds/voice yet.

Thanks

Doug Kelch

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