FullCircle
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Just got back from Burnham Week where we raced (hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!) Full Circle in Class 6 White Sails Family Cruisers, Local Handicap.
As neither Lynn nor Catherine had ever raced anything before except plastic ducks on a pond, and we were short handed except when NAS popped along for a day, I am able to make the following observations, related to our own efforts.
Sadler 34SE is definitely faster than us everywhere.
Benny 311 faster than us except on a broad reach.
SO35 points quite well but takes ages to accelerate and is not fast.
The Genoa is huge.
Single line reefing on a 6.5kt broad reach in F5 was easy just by winching. Excellent.
Short tacking up a river 75 yards wide with 200 other boats puts us down the toilet every day.
Floating downwind is also not fast, unless you are on an 18ft long Old Gaffer with 3000 sq ft of assorted sails up.
Short distance downwind poling out is best done with the boathook rather than the whisker pole.
Going aground does not necessarily ruin my day (Hee Hee).
Our 'racer' is very comfortable to live on 4 up for 2 weeks.
The shower is bloody excellent.
Yanmar water impellers ought to last more than 72 hours running time.
Hooking a mooring bouy riser chain on the rudder will ruin your day. Retire, theres a good chap (Sorry Neil). Motoring off in astern showed no damage caused.
Barbeques and meals served on the cockpit dining table are splendid.
2 inches of waterline were recovered when I took 350kg off for the week. Couldn't be arsed to remove any more. Might do next year though.
Got more than a few 'Nice Boat Mister' comments. Pleased.
A low bow and raising a goblet of claret to the gallant race staff on the finish line produces applause but no improvement on position.
We achieved 4th in Class for the week, and notably a 2nd and a 3rd place giving us some glassware to look at.
Very friendly class racing, well recommended as a fun diversion for next year.
Lynn was enquiring about an Impala to play with. Only kidding.
Jim & Lynn,
with grateful acknowledgement to NAS. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
As neither Lynn nor Catherine had ever raced anything before except plastic ducks on a pond, and we were short handed except when NAS popped along for a day, I am able to make the following observations, related to our own efforts.
Sadler 34SE is definitely faster than us everywhere.
Benny 311 faster than us except on a broad reach.
SO35 points quite well but takes ages to accelerate and is not fast.
The Genoa is huge.
Single line reefing on a 6.5kt broad reach in F5 was easy just by winching. Excellent.
Short tacking up a river 75 yards wide with 200 other boats puts us down the toilet every day.
Floating downwind is also not fast, unless you are on an 18ft long Old Gaffer with 3000 sq ft of assorted sails up.
Short distance downwind poling out is best done with the boathook rather than the whisker pole.
Going aground does not necessarily ruin my day (Hee Hee).
Our 'racer' is very comfortable to live on 4 up for 2 weeks.
The shower is bloody excellent.
Yanmar water impellers ought to last more than 72 hours running time.
Hooking a mooring bouy riser chain on the rudder will ruin your day. Retire, theres a good chap (Sorry Neil). Motoring off in astern showed no damage caused.
Barbeques and meals served on the cockpit dining table are splendid.
2 inches of waterline were recovered when I took 350kg off for the week. Couldn't be arsed to remove any more. Might do next year though.
Got more than a few 'Nice Boat Mister' comments. Pleased.
A low bow and raising a goblet of claret to the gallant race staff on the finish line produces applause but no improvement on position.
We achieved 4th in Class for the week, and notably a 2nd and a 3rd place giving us some glassware to look at.
Very friendly class racing, well recommended as a fun diversion for next year.
Lynn was enquiring about an Impala to play with. Only kidding.
Jim & Lynn,
with grateful acknowledgement to NAS. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
