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dmpilc
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Initially Posted - 09/07/2010 : 06:44:04

We spent the better part of the day at the lake yesterday. It was gorgeous! Nearly cloudless sky; winds in the 5-10 range (forecast was 2-5. Just enough to put on a slight heel with full main and the 150. We went out intending to spend most of the time cleaning the boat but got in a lot of sailing first, then came back in to do the cleaning.

DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 09/07/2010 : 17:13:57

We were out on Sunday and Monday. Winds were predicted to be 5-10mph but turned out to also have that w/gusty winds mixed in with it. Overall, we had a good time but hate those gusty wind days. It really was a challenge eating my lunch and having to be on sail trim alert every 5 seconds. But the hight temps and high humidity of recent weeks was gone. Hoping for great sailing this Fall compared to what we had this summer.

By the way, right after I had to let out the sails for a wind gust, we looked over our starboard side and in the distance we saw a Flying Scot or maybe it was a Lightning that capsized from that wind gust. There were plenty of boats around to help out as the two onboard well off-board on the dagger/centerboard trying to right it were having no luck. Maybe their main sheet was in a cam cleat and preventing the sail from spilling out the water. Either that or they just did not have enough weight to counterbalance it and right the boat. I missed just when they did but it was on it's way by the time we passed that area again.

Edited by - OLarryR on 09/08/2010 03:20:12

Voyager
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Response Posted - 09/08/2010 : 18:08:39

Was sailing my sixteen foot day sailer out on Lake Winnipesaukee, located in central New Hampshire, today.
Winds were predicted to be SE at 5-10 until about 1pm, then a front was to pass changing wind speed and direction to NW @ 14 with gusts to 22.
We sailed until about noon, then decided to head back to our slip.
We felt the SE winds all morning long, then the first blow came in from the NW. It felt like about 10kts on our rear quarter.
Next blow was 14kts which pushed us along pretty well.
After that, the winds began to blow in earnest with sustained winds @ 12kts, and puffs much higher. We were flying!
This boat tends to oscillate side to side when overpowered on a broad reach, so we had our work cut out for us.
We pulled down the main and furled the jib, and even under bare poles, we were really moving.
I looked behind us and watched the ripples turn to waves, and waves turn to whitecaps as we arrived at our destination.
We pulled into a protected area behind a point and headed toward the dock.
My 3hp Seagull engine was working full-out pulling us up to the dock. Very exciting.
As they say, in sailing, as in life, timing is EVERYTHING!