Yesterday it was blowing over 20knts gusting to 30 in Minneapolis. Our morning race got canceled, so for fun we sat in the cockpit and had a beer, and watched my friend Danny come into his slip on his capri 25 without the motor .
Dead-stick landing in 20+ knots
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Very nice! I used to have to do that all the time on a Catalina 27, but that was a long time ago.
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- Oct 22, 2014
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Does any else find it interesting how quickly the boat slowed down after turning into the wind? It is like the boat was dragging something as soon as the sails were beginning to luff. Wonder if that happens during a race... no momentum.
If you ever need a few extra pounds of Ballast on the rail you need that guy on your crew with those Brass Balls...
Great video!
Docked our friend's Hunter 30 in similar conditions at Drummond Island Marina after we could not start the diesel at nearby Harbor Island. Luffed the main to control speed, then headed up into the wind at the dock. The twist was that after the last turn into the wind, the rudder cable parted! Luckily, we got a line over on the first try. Backup plan was to let go of the anchor in the marina. That might have worked as the fairway was 150 feet wide.
Docked our friend's Hunter 30 in similar conditions at Drummond Island Marina after we could not start the diesel at nearby Harbor Island. Luffed the main to control speed, then headed up into the wind at the dock. The twist was that after the last turn into the wind, the rudder cable parted! Luckily, we got a line over on the first try. Backup plan was to let go of the anchor in the marina. That might have worked as the fairway was 150 feet wide.
Another "Hot Dog" video. Sometimes things don't go exactly as planned. I wonder what his insurance company had to say about it!
I thought the passes were to get a sense for how the boat would maneuver. I thought he was scoping out the "overshoot" as well as the affect of the gybes?
I remember on Lake Calhoun (in Minneapolis) before I'd ever sailed watching guys dock an A Scow in those winds (no keels) and amazed at their skills. (It didn't always go like that :^))))) ). There were pretty good carpenters in Minneapolis then.
Thanks for posting that!
I remember on Lake Calhoun (in Minneapolis) before I'd ever sailed watching guys dock an A Scow in those winds (no keels) and amazed at their skills. (It didn't always go like that :^))))) ). There were pretty good carpenters in Minneapolis then.
Thanks for posting that!
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I had a Catalina 22 years ago that would do the same thing; those boats are so light they do not carry momentum.
I would not call that a hot dog maneuver, but a display of good seamanship. Some days having an engine is over-rated.
I remember in my early twenties, before I'd every been on a sailboat watching guys single hand a 28'-ish boat into its slip at the Marina Del Ray under sail and dock it in the middle of a row of other slips.
The wind was only about 10' knots. It was (at least on that day) without any unwanted contact.
I wouldn't try it myself, today.
The wind was only about 10' knots. It was (at least on that day) without any unwanted contact.
I wouldn't try it myself, today.
Great sailing skills and brass balls... But if off just 2 feet, he could have not just damaged his boat, but the innocent guys boat next door.
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