Whats Wrong with the Trim on ''This'' Boat ?

[Stretch]

Ok Rich, nice try.

Don, yes there is a hidden answer....

What's wrong with this boat???

 

[finding41]

Jib is in too tight.

 

[31seahorse]

The owner's wallet is too thin now.

 

[All U Get]

Jib is in too tight.

Would it be fair to say the foot of both sail should be parallel? I can always see it when I'm looking at another boat, but not as easily when in the cockpit of ours.

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[ozarkray]

Nice try Stretch. Nothing wrong with the boat except for the lazy Captain. The flags indicate that he is motoring upwind.
Thanks,
Ray

 

[Cool Beans]

I second motor sailing

But as long as it looks good for the magazine, right?

 

[Tom J]

Lack of heeling and size of the wake certainly indicate motorsailing. While cruising this summer, we suffered from a severe lack of wind, and while we usually motorsailed with the main only, we noticed some yachts plowing along with a full set of sails, inflated by the apparent wind. Maybe they were able to pick up another half knot of speed?

 

[cygnussailor]

I disagree...that's a huge boat. Even with poorly trimmed sails, pinching into the wind it could be moving at the apparent speed in the picture. It's hard to tell from a picture, but either the main is eased too much or the genoa is sheeted in too much. They definitely don't compliment each other!

 

[bigpapaporsche]

I disagree...that's a huge boat. Even with poorly trimmed sails, pinching into the wind it could be moving at the apparent speed in the picture. It's hard to tell from a picture, but either the main is eased too much or the genoa is sheeted in too much. They definitely don't compliment each other!

It looks like the Jib Sheet is caught on something, which is causing the Jib to be trimmed in to much. If you look close you can see that the Sheet is not running directly back to the winch, but instead towards the Dodger.The flag on the stern looks to be blowing in the correct direction, relative to way the main is trimmed.

 

[superdave501]

Jib sheet car too far forward and sheet too tight ?

 

[Nodak7]

Too much draft in the Jib! Should be a bit flatter to channel the wind back to the main more efficiently. Probably get a bit more speed out of her by doing that.

 

[justsomeguy]

It looks like the Jib Sheet is caught on something, which is causing the Jib to be trimmed in to much. If you look close you can see that the Sheet is not running directly back to the winch, but instead towards the Dodger.The flag on the stern looks to be blowing in the correct direction, relative to way the main is trimmed.

I sort of agree. Look at how the sheet's angle off the clew seems more downward than necessary. Jib car looks too far forward, and why isn't (aren't) the jib sheet(s) led outside of the shrouds?

I suppose some boats are rigged as such, but it seems like a chafe issue to me.

P.S. Couldn't the jib fairleads be attached to a toerail?

 

[sea_casper]

It looks like the Jib Sheet is caught on something, which is causing the Jib to be trimmed in to much. If you look close you can see that the Sheet is not running directly back to the winch, but instead towards the Dodger.The flag on the stern looks to be blowing in the correct direction, relative to way the main is trimmed.

Even with this low res photo, the jib sheet is running down to a jib car and then back to a turning block/winch. Unless another line is set to port to pull the jib in towards center, the jib is doing what the wind is telling it to do, I agree the boat is motor sailing.

 

[sea_casper]

Further study zoomed out, makes me believe the jib is fine it is an optical illusion that makes it look pulled towards center.

 

[Webone]

Throwing a nice bow wave for having no heel and flat seas, I say motoring for sure.

 

[Skipper Dave]

I'm new at this but, it looks to me as though he is motoring with full sails up.

 

[All U Get]

I really don't see a traveler, my picture isn't that good or maybe it's my glasses?

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[anchorclanker]

Definitely motoring, hes leaving too much wake to be going almost dead into the wind without pushing it. Which is really a waste of fuel having the sails up. I second the thin wallet. If its not yet, its fixin to.

 

[Stretch]

All good answers and good eyes. Kudos to the first motorsail comment.

Ok Rich, this boat is owned by John Kerry....that is him at the helm, thought someone would point that out....it sails fine on the port tack.

 

[All U Get]

Cheap boom, the powdercoat fell off on the second picture.

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