Judders
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With Slippy's sale complete am I the only Foxcubbing Scuttlebutter left?
Foxcubers?
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Achillesheel
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Do you keep your jib luff tight enough?
Lakesailor
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Be careful not to become anal about headsail luff tension.
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Judders
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I don't recall a problem with it thus far, although I'll pay more attention tomorrow.
If the weather forecast is right, we'll be running all the way to Emsworth tomorrow. I've had trouble running in the past, she doesn't seem to want to it. Any ideas?
If the weather forecast is right, we'll be running all the way to Emsworth tomorrow. I've had trouble running in the past, she doesn't seem to want to it. Any ideas?
Twister_Ken
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Broad reach/gybe/broad reach.
Much easier and provides some mental exercise trying to work out whether your VMG is better or worse than a dead run.
Much easier and provides some mental exercise trying to work out whether your VMG is better or worse than a dead run.
Judders
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At sea Ken, that would be my preference, but in a busy, not terribly wide channel with a nurotic crew... If I can make her run I will.
Twister_Ken
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Then just use the headsail (unless it's tiny, in which case use the main). Won't slow you up much.
Judders
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Thanks Ken, I am glad you have said that because that was my plan!
It's a 110%er so I am optomistic it'll work. It may also afford the opportunity to staion SWMBO by the mast with the boathook to pole it out. I've done it myself in the past and it worked to an extent (half a kt) but I think it would have been better without the main.
It's a 110%er so I am optomistic it'll work. It may also afford the opportunity to staion SWMBO by the mast with the boathook to pole it out. I've done it myself in the past and it worked to an extent (half a kt) but I think it would have been better without the main.
Lakesailor
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Running can be tricky. You can get it going very quickly and if you all shuffle forwards you can get planing with enough breeze, but as the boat is a bit frisky on a run you'll be gybing before you know it, especially here where wind shifts try the patience of a saint. I tried a gybe preventer, but on the lake you're altering course too often to make it much more than a pain in the neck.
As TK says, much safer to "tack downwind" on broad reaches. It's an easy and controllable boat to gybe intentionally. It's also very quick on a broad reach, easy keep up with poxy Oceanis thingies. I think it's the flat aft section that helps.
As TK says, much safer to "tack downwind" on broad reaches. It's an easy and controllable boat to gybe intentionally. It's also very quick on a broad reach, easy keep up with poxy Oceanis thingies. I think it's the flat aft section that helps.
Twister_Ken
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Out of date
Point of sail diag updated
Point of sail diag updated
Jezlyn
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Brasso is a Foxcub.
Judders
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Ah of course, in fact from the pictures on the yahoo site, Brasso is one of the best looking Foxcubs there is.
