10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
7:37 p.m.
Usually the mast rake is fine on these boats. I doubt there is much problem there. You can check. But the main thing is that the main overpowers the boat with the center of effort aft. So, too much sail. Daniel On Apr 10, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Steve Varley wrote:
Thanks to Dan, Tom, and Dave for the sage advice. Not what I expected at all. O.K. I will look into the 'archives' for info about mast rake and I guess the main thing is to get comfortable reefing way-earlier. I hadn't thought about whether the main was flat-enough. I really thought the mast rake was too far aft.
Oh, does Bruce King really sail a M-15? I've spend far more time in Ericsons than I have in M's.
Thanks! Steve M-15 631