<< In a message dated 9/18/99 11:48:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
etj@nwlink.com writes:
<< Seems high to me... to get it to heel that much in most winds, i would
think
the sails are a little stalled and I bet it had a lot of weather helm. Now
in higher winds a properly trimmed sail might make the boat heel that much,
in which case I think its the wind power and sail trim causing the great
ride. But theres so many factors its hard to tell. I like to keep over about
10 degrees, and will sit on the lee rail to induce it if I have to. A heeled
boat often feels faster and is certainly more exciting, but often the boat
on its feet is actually travelling faster.
I'd like to hear Jerry's thoughts on this.
>>
On a wineglass hull sailboat, heel is only way to get it to go. On a slab
bottom boat like Potter 19 heel slows boat down to a crawl. Sail her as flat
as possible with less than 15 degree heel to get er moving fast. I tink 20 dg
too much..
SF >>