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Pirate Race

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Frayed Knot:
Going to my first race this Halloween.  Its the Stede Bonnet Regatta in Southport, N.C..  No entrance fee and everyone has to dress as a pirate.  I know there is a few thing I should know, like make sure your anchor is up and keep the wind in you sails.  But if you have a few helpful hints let me know.  Oh yes, we are still sailing here in the NE part of South Carolina.   

Dolce_Vita:

--- Quote from: Frayed Knot on October 23, 2015, 03:56:46 PM ---Going to my first race this Halloween.  Its the Stede Bonnet Regatta in Southport, N.C..  No entrance fee and everyone has to dress as a pirate.  I know there is a few thing I should know, like make sure your anchor is up and keep the wind in you sails.  But if you have a few helpful hints let me know. 
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* Traveler position is supremely important on the 323.  Individual boat's specific strategy will vary based on your sails, but in general, keep it pretty high on upwind legs.
* The 323's short stubby keel is great for gunkholing, but really limits your upwind ability.  I've found that when close-haulled just to the point before the jib pinches, I make soo much leeway that my course over ground is worse than if I stay 5-10 degrees off of pinching.
* If you're doing non-spinnaker, tacking back and forth between broad reaches seems to do better than dead downwind with a wing-n-wing.
--- Quote from: Frayed Knot on October 23, 2015, 03:56:46 PM ---Oh yes, we are still sailing here in the NE part of South Carolina.

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Here on the Chesapeake we're still getting a few great fall sailing days too, but time is running out fast.

Frayed Knot:
Do you think tacking is still better even with a whisker and a boom vang?

Dolce_Vita:
I would say it depends on the size of your genoa.  With our relatively modest 135 it certainly seems to be true, but with a great big 155 it might be different.

Frayed Knot:
Did the race and finished...  First half of the race we were flying passing boats right and left...  Rounded the can and it was all down hill from there.   Did I mention we finished.

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