SV Bashful, my h46LE, just became covergirl on today's "Lectronic Latitude." Photo on the link shows Bashful bashing in 35 knots true last Saturday. In dense fog. Sigh.
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So when was that photo taken..
Because it certainly does not look like 35 true? It says 5/19 but then talks about the weekend but the NOAA NDBC web site shows no winds near 35 true for the last few days. Cool pic but?
Because it certainly does not look like 35 true? It says 5/19 but then talks about the weekend but the NOAA NDBC web site shows no winds near 35 true for the last few days. Cool pic but?
Blew like stink across The Slot
yesterday afternoon coming home from Petaluma to Alameda. 30 - 35 kts. Beam reach on a 85 jib (only) - no main. Heckuva ride!
Way to go, Bashful!
yesterday afternoon coming home from Petaluma to Alameda. 30 - 35 kts. Beam reach on a 85 jib (only) - no main. Heckuva ride!
Way to go, Bashful!Fog, Wind and cold...typical summer day in the bay
We were out too, and it seemed like mid-July. Colder than the dickens and blowing hard near the Gate. From the city front it looked as if the race was right in the edge of the fog bank. Sunday was also the first time I heard the Coast Guard issue a general warning about the fog, including a detailed reading of the regs. We headed for Alameda at about 2 p.m. and I have no doubt the winds increased after that. When we were by the Slot we just kept the jib furled, and managed hull speed with a staysail and main. Cruising is a lot less expensive than racing and busting gear. But it was a great sailing day on The Bay. slamont s/v Good News
We were out too, and it seemed like mid-July. Colder than the dickens and blowing hard near the Gate. From the city front it looked as if the race was right in the edge of the fog bank. Sunday was also the first time I heard the Coast Guard issue a general warning about the fog, including a detailed reading of the regs. We headed for Alameda at about 2 p.m. and I have no doubt the winds increased after that. When we were by the Slot we just kept the jib furled, and managed hull speed with a staysail and main. Cruising is a lot less expensive than racing and busting gear. But it was a great sailing day on The Bay. slamont s/v Good News
Also Anonymous , why do you care?
Also Anonymous, We don't know where you are or really care if you are so "also anonymous". Fess up and divulge your real identity. This is not unusual to blow that hard in the slot regardless of the forecast or the report. PS: that also goes for newly anonymous.
Also Anonymous, We don't know where you are or really care if you are so "also anonymous". Fess up and divulge your real identity. This is not unusual to blow that hard in the slot regardless of the forecast or the report. PS: that also goes for newly anonymous.
I stand corrected, Ed...
...let's see, if the Pt Blunt wind gauge was reading 45 MPH, then I must have been seeing 39 knots true there in the slot. We were on port tack, of course, and the entire rest of SF bay was on starboard, and we were within a couple hundred meters of the westbound traffic lane when that photo was shot, so my eyeballs were pretty much glued to the radar. Next time I'll have to watch the anemometer readout a bit more carefully.
...let's see, if the Pt Blunt wind gauge was reading 45 MPH, then I must have been seeing 39 knots true there in the slot. We were on port tack, of course, and the entire rest of SF bay was on starboard, and we were within a couple hundred meters of the westbound traffic lane when that photo was shot, so my eyeballs were pretty much glued to the radar. Next time I'll have to watch the anemometer readout a bit more carefully.
sorry
I wasn't trying to correct you. The Angel Island weather station is 300ft off the water for a reason. On the water realtime conditions vary high and low from the recorded observations so a number is just a number. On the boat true wind is calculated from apparent wind speed, angle and knotmeter. Q. (a)If you were beating upwind and the fish that hatched in your knotmeter got jammed against the paddlewheel, your boat speed would read low and your "true" wind would read high. Then where would you be? (b)How would you feel? A. (a)Sailing on a boat. (b)Depends on the person. You went sailing. I stayed home. You have more experience. I should have gone sailing.
I wasn't trying to correct you. The Angel Island weather station is 300ft off the water for a reason. On the water realtime conditions vary high and low from the recorded observations so a number is just a number. On the boat true wind is calculated from apparent wind speed, angle and knotmeter. Q. (a)If you were beating upwind and the fish that hatched in your knotmeter got jammed against the paddlewheel, your boat speed would read low and your "true" wind would read high. Then where would you be? (b)How would you feel? A. (a)Sailing on a boat. (b)Depends on the person. You went sailing. I stayed home. You have more experience. I should have gone sailing.
That's Some Shot
Looks like you were on a beat with about half of your sail area up. The boat looks balanced and under control. Can your boat take that much wind without being overpowered with that set up?
Looks like you were on a beat with about half of your sail area up. The boat looks balanced and under control. Can your boat take that much wind without being overpowered with that set up?
visibility was no more than 100 meters...
...and the photo boat was only a couple boat lengths away when the shot was taken. No idea what lens he was using. The fog was so sudden and so intense, and moving so quickly, that the coasties put a warning out on the radio, something we don't usually hear in SF bay. I was impressed with how Bashful handled the wind. The main was furled all the way down to the top spreader--I have an in-mast furling system--and the jib had 5 wraps around the foil. Weather helm was negligible, probably because the jib was larger than the main. We hadn't adjusted the fairleads and the traveler was centered, so we were able to point pretty well. At one point we had to luff up to give way to a downwind boat, and it was fun to be able to accelerate so quickly afterward. Not something we're usually able to brag about these days with 9,600 pounds of ballast. Nor is it often that we can reef and still do hull speed close-hauled. I'm certain that the fact that the seas hadn't yet had a chance to build had something to do with that. We weren't racing, just trying to get away from the heat for the weekend. The fog sure took care of that!
...and the photo boat was only a couple boat lengths away when the shot was taken. No idea what lens he was using. The fog was so sudden and so intense, and moving so quickly, that the coasties put a warning out on the radio, something we don't usually hear in SF bay. I was impressed with how Bashful handled the wind. The main was furled all the way down to the top spreader--I have an in-mast furling system--and the jib had 5 wraps around the foil. Weather helm was negligible, probably because the jib was larger than the main. We hadn't adjusted the fairleads and the traveler was centered, so we were able to point pretty well. At one point we had to luff up to give way to a downwind boat, and it was fun to be able to accelerate so quickly afterward. Not something we're usually able to brag about these days with 9,600 pounds of ballast. Nor is it often that we can reef and still do hull speed close-hauled. I'm certain that the fact that the seas hadn't yet had a chance to build had something to do with that. We weren't racing, just trying to get away from the heat for the weekend. The fog sure took care of that!
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