I will say I was warned. Cliff Ruckstuhl told me how fast this boat could go.
Yesterday, I was out in 10-12 knot SSW winds. Head up, Red Dog was feelin' her oats. And this isn't the first time. But I was keeping an eye on the log meter vs GPS SOG.
Now, I'll let you interpret this as you wish. At about 3 knots indicated I start to see a differential between the log meter and the GPS. The differential increasing as speed does: It's not linear though.
Flying a 110 genoa and main, if I was indicating 5+ knots, SOG was well into 6+ knots. There were a couple brief moments when SOG got within a hair's breath of 7 knots. Beam reach, I was still doing 4.5-5 knots indicated (SOG, 5-5+ knots.)
I'm not even trying to trim for speed!
It's a lot of work sailing that fast. Today, I'm tired and sore. NWS is forcasting 12-14 knots. No, I'm not going out today. If I had a crew - oh yeah. Alone - hell no!
I need a slower boat.
Alec
Yesterday, I was out in 10-12 knot SSW winds. Head up, Red Dog was feelin' her oats. And this isn't the first time. But I was keeping an eye on the log meter vs GPS SOG.
Now, I'll let you interpret this as you wish. At about 3 knots indicated I start to see a differential between the log meter and the GPS. The differential increasing as speed does: It's not linear though.
Flying a 110 genoa and main, if I was indicating 5+ knots, SOG was well into 6+ knots. There were a couple brief moments when SOG got within a hair's breath of 7 knots. Beam reach, I was still doing 4.5-5 knots indicated (SOG, 5-5+ knots.)
I'm not even trying to trim for speed!
It's a lot of work sailing that fast. Today, I'm tired and sore. NWS is forcasting 12-14 knots. No, I'm not going out today. If I had a crew - oh yeah. Alone - hell no!
I need a slower boat.
Alec