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#138841 04/01/08 10:20 PM 04/01/08 10:20 PM |
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Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... | Depends on the boat. I broke my zipper on my Nacra 20 jib and went uni in about 15-18 knots and the boat ran great until I had to tack. It took a while to get through the tacks. My roomate bought an FX-1. We took it for a sail in about 15 knots of breeze and the thing tacks like a dream. It just depends on the boat. I had to furl my jib on my 21SE on a Catalina crossing when it was blowing about 25-35 while beam reaching for 40 plus miles. I don't think we would have made it otherwise. I think uni has it's place in de-powering as long as you are willing to deal with your particular boats idiosincrosies (sp).
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#138845 04/02/08 07:23 AM 04/02/08 07:23 AM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | Trick in most uni's (I learned this on my H-17) is you MUST crack about 3 feet of sheet when you go head to wind or you will go into irons. Once I learned this it made sailing uni MUCH easier. Not that hard to do.
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#138851 04/02/08 10:57 AM 04/02/08 10:57 AM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | I definitely get overpowered in big wind ... If I don’t have crew I will furl the jib.
I find a fair amount of weather helm on my mystere 5.5 when I furl the jib. I can handle it, but I feel it.
Also tacking usually requires either very tight main sheet during the tack, or if I blow that... i have to reverse the tillers (all the way), and then push the boom away from me to complete the tack. It took me a while to get the feel for that...
If I get in shallows with no jib, and my centerboards kick up.... I have to do an immediate jibe! Or I am toast... I either have to jump off and move the boat, or pull the rudders and float backwards till I am deep enough...
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#138852 04/02/08 04:37 PM 04/02/08 04:37 PM |
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Posts: 473 Panama City, Florida | I sail my 5.2 without the jib and it handles just fine. I can barely tell the difference as far as handling. However, I have very little rake in my mast. Rob V.
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#138853 04/02/08 06:32 PM 04/02/08 06:32 PM |
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Posts: 264 Long Island, NY | As far as tacking a uni-rigged cat is concerned-weight aft is pretty important to getting the bows thru the wind. If you have crew you need to get them near the back of the tramp to raise the bows so they'll spin. I know I'm stating the obvious here, but it was missing from this thread.
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#138854 04/03/08 04:00 AM 04/03/08 04:00 AM |
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Posts: 976 France | I sail my 5.2 without the jib and it handles just fine. I can barely tell the difference as far as handling. However, I have very little rake in my mast. I do that too as I sail solo and I added a spi to my 5.2. But I have two issues with this setup: - Upwind without the jib the boat is real slow. It doesn't seem to fly as well as it does with the jib. - Tacking in light wind is damn impossible. I can't seem to be able to get enough speed to go through the tack without stalling. And when stalled the 5.2 without a jib is very stable there... Once the wind picks up it become easier as you can build more speed and if you end up stalled it's easy to go backward. | | | Re: sailin uni
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#138855 04/03/08 07:01 AM 04/03/08 07:01 AM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | You can't point as high with a uni. No jib to help give flow to the main. Also as I said, you have to release sheet as SOON as you go head to wind. Also in light air you have to keep movement to a minimum in light air. Any rocking will slow the boat and stall it.
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#138858 04/03/08 08:41 AM 04/03/08 08:41 AM |
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Posts: 168 San Diego | Also tacking usually requires either very tight main sheet during the tack, or if I blow that... i have to reverse the tillers (all the way),
What Doug meant was to blow the main after you've started the tack, otherwise if it is tight through the tack it will act like a giant wind vane and you would have to back the rudders. Even if you have a jib up try this and you will go through and come out of your tacks much faster. | | | Re: sailin uni
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#138859 04/03/08 09:04 AM 04/03/08 09:04 AM |
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Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... | "Mr. Snell- I believe the statement about uni's not pointing as high, deserves more research on your part."
OK, Doug you heard the man. Get out and do some sailing! And try not to like it either. Report back with your findings.
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