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OK, so you may know I have posted before about going out in high winds with no reef... but the Misses and I hate to reef, so we at times end up in the situation I equate to "Driving in a bad snowstorm"!
The situation - Boat: Merit 25, Main Sail Area 151 Sq Ft (no reef, of course), 100% Quiltcut jib. Experienced crew of 2 weighing a total of 310 pounds, wind blowing up to 13 knots.
Now, with 4 adults and 2 children we have been out with this set up in 18-20 knots and did just fine, sailed flat enough for comfort. However, with just the two of us, I feel as if I don't have control in as little as 10-13 knots. I now this boat will NOT roll over in a lake at 13 knots, but she heals way too much to make it a comfortable sail. Maybe it was the wind gusts, direction, waves... but we have sailed in much more wind, just the two of us, and not had so much trouble.
Well, we were tired, it was late, could we just have been too pooped to enjoy it?
Anyhow, I write this post in the hopes that I can receive feedback from other folks about comfort levels, similar wind measurements with very different affects on the boat, willingness to heel without feeling out of control...
The situation - Boat: Merit 25, Main Sail Area 151 Sq Ft (no reef, of course), 100% Quiltcut jib. Experienced crew of 2 weighing a total of 310 pounds, wind blowing up to 13 knots.
Now, with 4 adults and 2 children we have been out with this set up in 18-20 knots and did just fine, sailed flat enough for comfort. However, with just the two of us, I feel as if I don't have control in as little as 10-13 knots. I now this boat will NOT roll over in a lake at 13 knots, but she heals way too much to make it a comfortable sail. Maybe it was the wind gusts, direction, waves... but we have sailed in much more wind, just the two of us, and not had so much trouble.
Well, we were tired, it was late, could we just have been too pooped to enjoy it?
Anyhow, I write this post in the hopes that I can receive feedback from other folks about comfort levels, similar wind measurements with very different affects on the boat, willingness to heel without feeling out of control...