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ideal wind speed?
It''s getting hard to link responses to queries--time to start some new topics!
Two related queries--ideal wind speed for comfortable sailing, and boathandling in heavy weather.
My vote for ideal wind speed is 7 knots. I don''t go out for excitement, but relaxation, and 7 knots is usually ideal. I can reach hull speed and not have to worry about accidental jibes and large waves.
But everyone has a different view of ideal. Yesterday it was blowing 17 and gusting in the 20s, and my wife was delighted to whomp through the waves and feel the wind and spray. Unfortunately, an accidental jibe in a strong gust broke the gaff, so we spent most of the day motoring and it looks like the sailing season is coming to a forced close earlier than I would have ended it otherwise.
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