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A bit of carnage on a Saturday sail.

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#1 ·
We went out Saturday for a trip to Friday Harbor in what was supposed to be 15-20 but turned out to be 25-30. After trying to beat with full Genoa and Main, we reefed both and beat down the Rosario Strait. We had 6-8 foot short period chop since the wind/waves were against the ebb. It was a bit rough but Oh Joy goes like a freight train to windward, even in the slop. We shipped lots of green water down the decks and couldn't keep the fenders and docklines aboard so we just trailed them until we turned the corner. I wasn't sending anybody out there in this stuff.



Wet crew:



Dang! 7.5 knots to windward in this crap.



My intrepid photog on his first trip in this boat.



All in all, a good trip since it mellowed out once we hit the San Juan channel. We had three get seasick for a while in the rough stuff but they felt better after feeding the fishies.
 
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#2 ·
Umm...where's the carnage... I was expecting to see torn sails, broken booms, blood, guts... BAH...this isn't carnage... just a post about some people feeding the fishies... ;)
 
#4 ·
Do you have jiffy/slab reefing, or am I looking at just reef point ties? If so, man, you're truly old school, but I guess if it works, it works, even if you don't have much luff tension. And I take it Oh Joy goes to weather without any headsail?

Except for the clothing, these could've been time-machine photos.
 
#10 ·
Do you have jiffy/slab reefing, or am I looking at just reef point ties? If so, man, you're truly old school, but I guess if it works, it works, even if you don't have much luff tension. And I take it Oh Joy goes to weather without any headsail?

Except for the clothing, these could've been time-machine photos.
The first reef has a reefing line but the other two don't yet. I have reef ties at every reef. Yes, I forgot to re-tension the the Main halyard (heat of the moment, trying to reef down with rookies aboard).

The Genny was up but reefed down to about 90% from 135 when these pics were taken. She'll go to weather without a Headsail just not very fast. The 135 blew out in 15-20 that night when we were flying three rags to windward.
 
#15 ·
It looks as if the reefing lines are tied around the spar?

I've always been told not to do that so that so you don't shred your main if it gets away from you.
The main reefing cringles fore and aft on the main have the reefing lines running through them and the forward cringle hooks on a stainless hook. The reefing ties are tied around the boom to keep the excess sail from flogging. I never thought to just tie them up above the spar to bunch the fabric. Of course, I've never had a boat with reef points before either. All of my knowledge is self taught or absorbed from the net and by watching others. That or the school of hard knocks.
 
#18 ·
Must have gotten worn out from all thoes force 10, 11 and 12's you been written about..:rolleyes:
 
#21 ·
It was tired. Hey, at least I post pics and weather charts when I post about heavy air sailing.;) Besides, Force 10 on the Puget Sound is a helluva lot different from Force 10 off the coast as far as seas go. I don't so much mind 15' wind waves as much as I would 38' combined waves. Big assed difference.:eek:
 
#26 ·
It's funny, ya go 10 miles and it's flat water and good breeze. It all depends on where ya are. If it's a Southerly ya get all that fetch from Seattle up. If it's Westerly, ya get all the fetch from the Pacific up the San Juan de Fuca. Northerly and Easterly, mostly just wind, unless you're in the Rosario during a Northerly and even then the fetch is only about 60 miles or so. between the islands? Just breeze and currents.
 
#28 ·
Thanks for the offer Charlie...I'll take you up on it some day..a rain check for now...Boat goes in the water next week...:D
 
#35 ·
Gnarly, Charlie! Great "action photos". You actually were able to capture the waves with some height, not always easily done. Was this the trip where you posted "Puget Sound Sailnetters" a few weeks ago? I was out of town (sailing in New Zealand and Tonga - I'll write up a brief report about that later...), otherwise I would have been looking for ya here in Friday. C'mon back, I'll buy you a pint at the Ale House...
 
#37 ·
Simon, she's in need of some servicing, mainly wood related issues. I have three ribs aft that have a bit of softness in spot that I have to take care of. These are in the counter and above the WL. They're also through bolted to horizontal stringers so there's no structural deficiencies. Of course, the masts need stripped and varnished along with other brightwork. Other various and sundry projects as well.

Moonfish, no this was just this past Saturday. I doubt I'll be able to make it back out there until after the refit but I'll take ya up on that offer when I do.

Chuckles, yep, I saw them. I wasn't much interested in sending anybody out there to get them until we got through the Strait. Once we turned the corner, we cleaned her up. Trust me, the stuff we were dragging wasn't slowing us down.
 
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