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ssteakley
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Initially Posted - 02/16/2003 : 22:39:53

The Race committe drew a big heart on a map of Canyon Lake and thus set the course for the Valentines race Saturday at 1pm. Only a cruiser fleet made for the race (Derek Crawford bowed out since he knows even with a greatly reduced PHRF he would beat us all and decided to instead crew for a Beneteau 32.5) The winds were a calm 5-7mph at 12:15pm and at 12:20 we had 18-20mph winds with gust near 27mph. 5 boats had registered for the fun Valentines race and only 3 arrived at the Start. My 250wk, a 22' Starwind, & the 32.5 Benateau which Derek was at the helm. I had reefed my main to the second reefing point and had a small 30-40% jib out and we were sailing at a 15-20 degree heel at 4.5 knots in the pre race warm up. The Star wind and the Beneteau could not seem to reduce their sails enough to keep from rounding up so they lowered their sails, motored by the committe boat and through in the towel. The Starwind continued to struggle but could not seem to get the right sails up for the conditions so the committee decided to call the race. All the boats went in and the committee boat begin making preparations to raise their anchor and get in the marina as well. We stayed out and enjoyed the sail. We decided to lower the main and experiment with just about 45% jib out. We sailed at 4-4.5 knots on the jib alone and enjoyed the 72 degree day and wished we had someone to race ...........
Steve Steakley

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 23:17:32

Derek! Too windy for ya?! On a 32 footer, you defaulted to a C-250?!? <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 11:44:19

Nice going Steve,

Question: who made your bimini top? Can you sail with it up.

At least this looks like a bimini.

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Bryan Beamer
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 12:15:45

Dave - there are times when discretion is the better part of valor! With a 75 jib and a reefed main (which had no 2nd. reef point) we were still rounding up in the 25k+ gusts. As only the owner and myself were on board it was a little more than we could handle. Had we have taken out "This Side Up" it may have been a different matter...Steve handled the conditions well and I was most proud of him <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Derek

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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 12:41:58

Bryan,
C&C Sails in Houston made my Bimini. I called them and asked how to take the measurements, they told me by phone what they needed to know than I measured my boat and sent in the measurements. Two weeks later they called and I drove down and picked it up. Installation was simple and it fits and works great. Yes I do sail with it...we are in the Heart of Texas and sun screen just aint' enough. Here is another angle:

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and Derek, Thanks for the comment....The thing about Derek is that not only is he a competitive racer, he is a safe one as well. Maybe next time Derek,
Steve

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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 22:20:40

Steve

What do you do with the main sheet while sailing with the bimini up?

Bryan Beamer
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 23:09:39

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Dave - there are times when discretion is the better part of valor! <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>
Absolutely--I would've beaten both of you guys... back to the dock! <img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 02/21/2003 : 11:15:28

Bryan, The Bimini is about 1" aft of the mainsheet so there is no interference. I did see on this Forum a pic where a 250 owner moved the block assembley a few inches foward on the boom so he could install a longer Bimini. I would test that out before doing it for real to see how it works under sail.
something to think about,
Steve

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