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Weather Helm P323
Dolce_Vita:
--- Quote from: selene on July 04, 2019, 03:21:12 AM ---... The P323 is a very headsail driven boat; in fact, in heavier wind I have had pleasant sailing under jib alone! DOn't knock it until you have tried it :-) ...
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We often sail on jib alone when on short trips or in tight spaces. The roller furling allows for quick shifts between motoring and sailing.
And, even though roller furling is NOT roller reefing, when we're overpowered, or have the main reefed, I'll often "reef" the jib by furling in ~ 2 ft of sail. We have a foam luff, so it helps the sail keep its shape, but its not doing any real kindness to the jib, as I'm sure its stretching it unevenly. But we're cruisers, not racers.
--- Quote from: selene on July 04, 2019, 03:21:12 AM ---...Is it possible you are overtrimmed? I tend to find my boat sails better with the sails a bit "fat". People from racing boats often overtrim, slowing the boat down and creating more heel and weatherhelm than necessary.When Selene was new (to me), I often had weatherhelm, and most of it was caused by - and resolved through - the sail trim.
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Me too.
Stuart Farrell:
I sail a lot in SF bay during the summer. I usually reef at 18+ winds, and I skip the first reef spot and just do the 2nd reef right away (I'll eventually have to do the 2nd reef anyway!). I also have a roller furling self tacking jib that is about a 90% sail. With winds 20-22 knots, the boat sails well without a lot of stress on the rig.
One things that eases the weather helm while sailing upwind when the winds get heavy is to keep the jib tight, and ease the 2x reefed main to where it just luffs.
At 25+ winds, I have a way to reef the jib to about 50% size. But, it's complicated and takes a lot of effort. But it does work, and once I do it I am always glad I did!
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