Sail Selection

Jay O. Haire (haire@calweb.com)
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 08:30:22 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hey Gang:

Got a 2 part question today:

A) I was reading a comment on the Trailer Sailor Web Site from a guy with a
P-19 who made comment about the 'sweet spot' for a P-19 was at about 20
degrees. At 20 degrees, the chine was in the water and he was in 'the
slot', really moving out. Question, is this accurate or is this on the edge?

B) I have been reading a very good book called The Complete Sailor. In the
book, the author refers to a Beaufort Scale with the authors adjustments
for a Cat 22 trailer sailor. From everything I have read, the P-19 is a
unique boat among trailer sailors, so it might be interesting to see if the
experienced P-19 skippers agree with the authors sail selection on the
Beaufort Scale. I will insert the scale with the Cat 22 recommendations
below, would the experienced skippers make comment/changes regarding your
agreement or how would you change it? As a new sailor, it would be most
helpful to have a 'rule of thumb' for sail selection.

B-Force Wind
Speed
(MPH) Sail selection
1 1-3 Motor Steerage, full main & 160% drifter
2 4-7 Heeling begins, full main & drifter or
150% genoa
3 8-12 Comfortable sailing, noticeable heeling,
full main & 150% genoa
4 13-18 Great sailing, boat making speed, full main & 150%
genoa
5 19-24 Leeward rail near water, single reef & 135% genoa
6 24-31 Sailing strenuous, second reef & working jib
7 32-38 Progress windward impossible, three reefs & working
jib
8 39-46 Limit of boats ability, motor or seek
shelter
9 47-54 Run under bare poles, lie ahull or sit to
sea anchor
10 55-63 Swear oaths you will not keep once back on
land

Thanks for your input!

Later - Jay
P-19, #817