Agreed with Graeme. I almost always sail shorthanded. The only times I have
felt 'uncomfortable' with my 1000 is when the wind pipes up quickly and
unexpectedly over 25kn, and the boat surfs down big waves at speeds over 15kn.
In those conditions the helm feels very light (stalling?) and I always wonder
what would happen if I was not able to control the boat if, for whatever reason
(a moment of distraction?), it twisted sideways in a trough at full speed...
Putting in a reef in these conditions is always, shall we say, exciting? But
it
is worth it.
Jack
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Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 2:37:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Scoaa-members] Chris White on Capsize Prevention
Michael, the Seawind 1000 Owners Manual recommends Mainsail First Reef at
18Knots, Second Reef 22Kn and Third Reef 25Kn. Your unnecessarily overstressing
the vessel and yourself if you don't. There have been several and recent scoaa
threads based on real storm experience and Seawind excellent heavy weather
handling capability. Kind Regards, Graeme
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Subject: Chris White on Capsize Prevention
http://chriswhitedesigns.com/news/anna_capsize/lessons_learned.shtml
A few weeks ago, Chris White's Atlantic 57, ANNA, was capsized by a violent
squall near Tonga in the South Pacific. Both ANNA & the Atlantic 42, also
capsized in heavy winds (Lake Michigan, 2004), are very well-built boats that
were not racing (ANNA was sailed by a professional delivery crew).
The linked article was just written by Chris White as his response to this
recent capsize & his suggestions on how to sail defensively in heavy, squally
conditions. I've not heard of any capsizes among the more than 200 SW1000s
built so far nor seen anything written by any Seawind owners describing
near capsize conditions but it would be worthy of a good discussion. In my
case, after a decade of sailing my Seawind, I still am still never sure in a
good 25-30k wind whether it's time to back off & reef or try to push the boat
go just a little faster.
In any case, Chris White's suggestions on how to survive such conditions are
well worth considering.
Mike
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