That's far enough for you and me and TOO far for our wives!
HOT up here in mountains of Virginia. 96 degrees, 5.5 mph
winds on Smith Moutain Lake yesterday afternoon when I took
Ken from Texas (list lurker) to show him how a Potter 19
sails.
Ted Duke
WWPs19 #626
Fairfield, VA
Rye Gewalt wrote:
>
> Here's a newbie question. How far can a 19' be heeled
> over safely?
>
> Yesterday I was out on the Potomac playing around and
> during a few long gusts had the boat heeled over with
> about 8-10 inches of freeboard showing. She felt stable
> enough, but I am wondering if there are some stability
> issues (initial stability etc.) and a point where the boat
> gets unstable.
>
> I am sure that there will be one single well defined
> opinion on this one ...... grin.
>
> Regards
> Rye Gewalt
> Springfield, VA
> HMS 18 short rig
>
>