We went out on Lake Michigan this weekend and with tw o old sails reached Max hull speed, what fun. Here is a link to the vid on Youtub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmsbwAc4lLM it is short but sweet.
Doing Max hull speed on Lake Michigan sweet
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Sweet indeed! The old girls really move along in a good wind. I am guessing your boat is a 1983? I would love to add your stats to the H37C database...
Best wishes,
Jim
Sorry no vid of knot log
We actually showed 7.8 knots but I think max hull speed is 7.4 so knot log may be off.Very nice. But I wanted to see the knot log in the video. Just sayin'.
My wife and I are in the middle of a two week cruise from Barnegat Bay, to Block Island, to Newport RI, and now in Mattituck, NY. We have seen speeds to 8.5 but that is with a current. Today with a 10-12 knot wind we averaged 6.2 knots on a reach/beam reach full sail. Sweet! The two other boats were motor sailing and could not keep up. Made for interesting cocktail conversation at the anchorage.
another fast day on the Lake
You need to go to our blog to see the pic: http://svfreedom37.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Ken
Thanks, for the comments. Here is a pic of our next trip on the lake. Over max hull speed again. Awesome sail.
You need to go to our blog to see the pic: http://svfreedom37.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Ken
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