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Derek Crawford
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Initially Posted - 04/10/2011 :  11:06:27  Show Profile
We had the 2nd race day of our Spring Series yesterday. Wind was 20+ before the start with gusts of at least 30. (Just before the start sequence a J22 had a massive broach and tossed a crewman overboard).
We ran a single reefed main (I only have one set of reef points) and a 100 jib. Even with this relatively small sailplan we were frquently overpowered with the main out at 90 degrees and flogging, even had to dump the jib a couple of times. Around the weather mark it was particularly vicious with gusts probably around 40. A couple of times we were on the layline and wanted to tack but had to wait for the wind to lull so we could get the main pulled in.
About half the racers at the start had retired by the end of the first race. (We started with 6 boats and finished with three).
Race 2 was, if anything, hairier than the first - especially around the weather mark (which was close to the dam where the wind is always squirrely).
All in all an interesting day - thank heaven I had wonderful crew.
BTW we did take 2 bullets (we were the only boat racing with a reefed main and small jib. We watched our competition round up many times...!)
Derek Crawford
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Previous owner of "This Side UP"
1981 C-25 TR/FK #2262 Used to have an '89 C22 #9483, "Downsized"
San Antonio, Texas
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 04/10/2011 :  17:08:38  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Sounds wild. You probably read where I raced with tom Curran in 20 to 25 earlier this year and I think that's about all I want!
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/10/2011 :  19:02:02  Show Profile
Yup--getting the sail plan down can be the Key to the Kingdom! You might want to watch for Chuck Shaw's answer to Steve Milby's question about jib reefing (unless you already know about it). An alternative to changing headsails mid-race to keep her on her feet could also be the Key to the Kingdom!

Again, great job! You make the C-25 community proud!

(I still say I'll fly to the venue where you two guys get TSU and Confetti together!)
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Response Posted - 04/12/2011 :  09:33:00  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />Wind was 20+ before the start with gusts of at least 30......BTW we did take 2 bullets (we were the only boat racing with a reefed main and small jib. We watched our competition round up many times...!)
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Congrats Derek! Our races in Jan/Feb/March were all in 18-28mph winds each time, and I too sailed with my 110/single reefed main most races and we did quite well with line honors in all but one of the races. Lots of folks came up and asked me how I kept her on her feet when their larger boats were on their ears. Invariably they were not reefed and carrying too big of a headsail (or a sloppily rolled roller furling jib).

This last weekend we were side by side with an O-day 32 at the weather mark in about 12kts, and we got our chute up first and gained about 10 boat lengths till he had his up, then it was a soldier's leg with his longer waterline allowing him to slowly creep up on us.

The 3rd leg was a very close reach, and rather than use my star cut spinnaker (very flat 1.5oz) I went back to the 155. He clung to his chute and looked GREAT (VERY photogenic!!) on that 3rd leg, heeled way over, and going sideways!!!! &lt;grin&gt;. We must have gained another 10 lengths on him that leg!

What did Clint Eastwood say in one of his movies? "A man's gotta know his limitations"...? For sailors I think that translates into know when to shorten sail!!!!

Congrats again!!
Cheers,
Chuck
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