Herschel Payne Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I think I found a solution to heavy wind with Weekender. The wind was really wild today and I put up the jib only. The boat ran pretty flat and I was able to sail across the wind very well. Going downwind the jib did a fair bit of jibing side to side really making a racket with the clubfoot, but I felt stable at all times. Ofcourse, my speed was cut but I had a feeling of control, which is important to me as I am prudently conservative with this boat as I don't want to risk a capsize. Please let me know your thoughts on sailing with the jib alone in wild conditions. ( For upwind progress I use a motor with this method. Thanks and happy sailing to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Mellema Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Herschel I have sailed my weekender several times on just the Jib and had no problems. The first time I was out in high winds we were running in 4' waves on the jib alone and it was betterthan trying to use the main.I knew that I was not able to use the main when I went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herschel Payne Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thanks Pat, I was out again today and it was very windy and gusty. I used only the jib and at no time did I feel overpowered. I could see the gusts coming across the lake and they would hit the boat which only resulted in more forward speed and great sense of security. By the way Frank, I noticed that this post came out twice. Sorry about that, I only have dialup and it didn't seem to go the first time. I could not figure out how to delete one of them. Thanks for a wonderful forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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