Boat Speed!
Yup... 10.7knots. It went higher... but where's the proof??Neraida is, when pointed in the right direction, a fast little boat. Considering her 25' feet of waterline, she behaves more in the manner of a dinghy than a yacht when it comes to performance.
Sure, she will bash upwind at 6 knots on an average day, but times like this, with the wind just abaft the beam, apparent wind creeping forward, full (and new) mainsail and a "Solent" jib, a good stiff force five, she goes like the preverbial train.
However she does this with some caveat. Another five knots of wind and a lack of attention to the mainsheet will send her griping up with six inches of sea over the leeward deck. Worse still, catch her unawares working hard on a broad reach, and she will fall off the plane and into a juddering broach before you can blink.
Still, we never claimed to be sailing a good solid cruising boat!
Sure, she will bash upwind at 6 knots on an average day, but times like this, with the wind just abaft the beam, apparent wind creeping forward, full (and new) mainsail and a "Solent" jib, a good stiff force five, she goes like the preverbial train.
However she does this with some caveat. Another five knots of wind and a lack of attention to the mainsheet will send her griping up with six inches of sea over the leeward deck. Worse still, catch her unawares working hard on a broad reach, and she will fall off the plane and into a juddering broach before you can blink.
Still, we never claimed to be sailing a good solid cruising boat!
posted by Neraida at 1:37 PM
2 Comments:
Good new blog, James. I've told the Sensible One to look at it regularly in the hope of getting her to buy me half a yacht too. Fat chance!
10.7! Cool. My car doesn't go so fast, even on the road :o)
Thanks Charlie..
Just keep banging on and she'll give in!!
I am determined to get a picture of us going faster. Winter, I am sure, will deliver!
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