RE: Estela in the mud
Eric Johnson (ej@tx3.com)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:04:19 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> No need to drop sail, just crank up the daggerboard, she'll slip
> sideways a
> few feet, then catch the wind and off you go. As far as top
> heavy with the
> dagger board up, the depends on how much wind your in. I have been under
> full sail (in about 10 knots of wind) and sailing in 18 inches of water.
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I wouldn't recommend it to others, but I have sailed with board up as well.
Off the wind in light air you can reduce wetted area and theoretically gain
a little speed by doing this. I remember once in a race I was passing(!) a
Hunter (410 i think it was, a big boat) and as I was approaching the mark i
started cranking on the winch to lower the board. The skipper of the hunter
yells out "hey do you have a propeller attached to that crank or what?" :)