That was a fun!

[Roadking Larry]

Club race a couple of weeks ago. Winds fickle as heck. The committee boat caught this shot just about the time we caught a puff and rounded up.

 

[Brian D]

EEKK!!

 

[CharlzO]

You were just getting to the good part!

 

[Ken13559]

What shall we do with these drunken sailors?!! :naughty:
It sure looks as though she's hard on ground.

 

[Roadking Larry]

She rounded up and we went on to finish 3rd on that race which kind of stunk because we rounded the downwind mark at least 2 minutes ahead of anyone else. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as it were.

 

[Jackdaw]

Easing the main would have helped there..... Always have that in hand, never cleated.

At least your bottom paint looks good!

Nice pictures of the fall colors!

 

[Roadking Larry]

I was on the wheel and the owner/skipper was trimming. It happened so fast I wasn't sure what was going on till it was too late. Still made for a "good" pic, sail in the water rudder pretty much out.
He uses VC-17 bottom paint. It's been in the water since late March early april.

 

[IH82BL8]

Always have that in hand, never cleated.

Always when racing, but cruising, too?

 

[finding41]

Always when racing, but cruising, too?

If it's windy. Yes.
That's how I sail my Siren 17. It dosn't round up thought. It fills with water and turns upside down. (So I'm told.) I've been to the filling with water stage a few times. I couldn't ever get the Mac's to do that. I tried. Always with a hand on the main sheet and ready to dump the jib too.
With the Siren 17 I can get like that with the jib alone.