Pearson Yachts Forum
General Category - Pearson Owners and Enthusiasts => Cruising => Topic started by: Frayed Knot on October 23, 2015, 03:56:46 PM
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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.
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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.
- 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.
Oh yes, we are still sailing here in the NE part of South Carolina.
Here on the Chesapeake we're still getting a few great fall sailing days too, but time is running out fast.
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Do you think tacking is still better even with a whisker and a boom vang?
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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.
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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.