• Length overall: 25''0"
• Waterline: 21'' 5"
• Beam: 8''
• Weight: 3750
• Ballast: 1250
• Draft (Deep keel): 4'' 7"
I was out on the water sat 3 miles out when the wind changed from about about 10knts no white caps to about 18 to 20 with a few large gusts and lots of white caps and swells.
I was on a close reach tack but I was not making the headway I needed to get back to the marina. I tried to head up but boat would round to lee. The boat wanted to sail on a beam reach or broad reach, but this was the wrong way. I tried to come about but had a hard time getting the bow of the boat through the eye of the wind. Even when sailing on a beam reach I had to keep the tiller hard to the lee side.
I was not healing and reefing gave alittle more control but did not change the pushing to starboard (lee helm).
Was my main under powered and jib(100%) overpowered.
I finaly had to motor up wind to get home because tacking would have taken all night to get a mile.
Where did I go wrong. I have been in the position where boats round up when healing but I was to healing (much) and the boat was pushing to lee.
Thanks
• Waterline: 21'' 5"
• Beam: 8''
• Weight: 3750
• Ballast: 1250
• Draft (Deep keel): 4'' 7"
I was out on the water sat 3 miles out when the wind changed from about about 10knts no white caps to about 18 to 20 with a few large gusts and lots of white caps and swells.
I was on a close reach tack but I was not making the headway I needed to get back to the marina. I tried to head up but boat would round to lee. The boat wanted to sail on a beam reach or broad reach, but this was the wrong way. I tried to come about but had a hard time getting the bow of the boat through the eye of the wind. Even when sailing on a beam reach I had to keep the tiller hard to the lee side.
I was not healing and reefing gave alittle more control but did not change the pushing to starboard (lee helm).
Was my main under powered and jib(100%) overpowered.
I finaly had to motor up wind to get home because tacking would have taken all night to get a mile.
Where did I go wrong. I have been in the position where boats round up when healing but I was to healing (much) and the boat was pushing to lee.
Thanks