Hello List Members,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all.
December 22 was a beautiful, windy day here in SW Florida! We decided on an early sail and were leaving the slip about 10 AM with building wind from the ESE. We use our 272 LE, Breezin' Up, as a wonderful daysailer on Charlotte Harbor so the predicted winds of 10 to 15 seemed very inviting.
It became quickly obvious that the wind speed was higher than expected. Shortly after we cleared the end of the channel we set the mainsail with a single reef, and we unfurled only half the jib. Our Oday responded very well to that arrangement, and we sailed off on a beam reach to close reach into the less protected part of the harbor.
With an incoming tide we received a bit of a boost, but the boat seemed to dash along in response to the season. Our GPS showed speeds ranging from 6.5 to 7.7 throughout the "sleigh ride". Our most often registered speeds were between 6.5 and 7. As usual we sailed for an hour in one direction and then returned to the dock by reversing our course. A fun day on the water!
Attached are pictures to verify my story.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all.
December 22 was a beautiful, windy day here in SW Florida! We decided on an early sail and were leaving the slip about 10 AM with building wind from the ESE. We use our 272 LE, Breezin' Up, as a wonderful daysailer on Charlotte Harbor so the predicted winds of 10 to 15 seemed very inviting.
It became quickly obvious that the wind speed was higher than expected. Shortly after we cleared the end of the channel we set the mainsail with a single reef, and we unfurled only half the jib. Our Oday responded very well to that arrangement, and we sailed off on a beam reach to close reach into the less protected part of the harbor.
With an incoming tide we received a bit of a boost, but the boat seemed to dash along in response to the season. Our GPS showed speeds ranging from 6.5 to 7.7 throughout the "sleigh ride". Our most often registered speeds were between 6.5 and 7. As usual we sailed for an hour in one direction and then returned to the dock by reversing our course. A fun day on the water!
Attached are pictures to verify my story.
