I race my Catalina 30 TM. A few races back, I was doing well on a port beat relative to the fleet, making 5.4-5.8 knots. Then tacked at the lay line. On the starboard tack, I was doing well to even hit 5 knots, mostly only able to go 4-4.5 knots (SOG via gps). Two boats passed me on that tack. There was a lot of chop and I attributed the lower performance to nose into the chop and current. The past 2 races I noticed that even in flat water with not current, my speed on starboard is noticeably slower than on port.
I have some very talented crew doing sail trim. We are all at a loss to think of what we should be doing different, or what to check.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Jim
I have some very talented crew doing sail trim. We are all at a loss to think of what we should be doing different, or what to check.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Jim