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jhaynesiii
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 Heavy Wind - 2006/08/12 20:42 Hi Hunt: I was at the Point Bonita Lighthouse in Sausalito today. It was blowing a wonderful and steady 20-25 knots. I couldn't help but imagine flying an LS32 hull out in the Farallones Marine Sanctuary, wave jumping with your carbon glider doing 30 knots.

Any update on the heavy wind performance?

Thanks,
Jay
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hunt
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 Re:Heavy Wind - 2006/08/18 10:16 Jay -

Thanks for the question - sorry it has taken us a bit to get back to you - we have a new baby that has been quite a wonderful distraction. But not to worry, stan has been sailing regularly.

We have been sailing in 20+ with a reef and a jib and with a full main and no jib (and just 2 guys). Both seem to work really well.

We will get more detail when we can, but the initial read is that the boat feels really free.

Importantly we have learned that the boat really responds to a LOT of cunningham - just like a small cat. So we are setting up a new system so that it is easy to lead to either side (right now only leads to one side - I think this came from Marstroms experience w/ trimarans where you only have to go to the middle vs all the way to the low side).

Hunt
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jhaynesiii
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 Re:Heavy Wind - 2006/08/18 17:40 Hunt - Congrats on your new baby! That is great to hear.

Thanks for the update. I'm glad the LS32 is performing well.

That's interesting to hear about the cunningham. I read Jamie Ebenau's post in SA and was looking at the close-up photos. The position of the control lines looks very nice - seems like everything is right where you need it.

How do the colors (blue, red, yellow, black) of the lines correspond to their function (I think I can tell from the photos that the main is blue, the traveler yellow and the spin sheet light blue).

Is the cunningham currently on the front beam?

Thanks (and no rush to repond - I am sure you need some sleep!)
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hunt
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 Re:Heavy Wind - 2006/08/25 07:30 Jay-

Currently the Cunningham runs out the mast base and to the port spi/utility winch. Our thinking is that we need to be able to adjust this more and therefore running it through a block and back to the winch is too hard.

Rather we are looking at a system with clutches mounted at the gooseneck either side, bliocks at the mast foot, and then putting a pair of utility winches on the main beam port and starboard.

There are other benefits of the winches on the main beam but this is the among most important. Also we think it will make reefing faster / easier in ugly weather (i.e., when you need too reef).

I had hoped we could get by with only the two winches and stoppers but this will be a much more user friendly and flexible system, and allow you to use the cunningham much more effectively to depower. Plus Marstrom had made some beautiful carbon winch pads for the beam that we had not used yet. :-)

hunt
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hunt
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 Re:Heavy Wind - 2006/08/25 07:30 Jay-

Currently the Cunningham runs out the mast base and to the port spi/utility winch. Our thinking is that we need to be able to adjust this more and therefore running it through a block and back to the winch is too hard.

Rather we are looking at a system with clutches mounted at the gooseneck either side, bliocks at the mast foot, and then putting a pair of utility winches on the main beam port and starboard.

There are other benefits of the winches on the main beam but this is the among most important. Also we think it will make reefing faster / easier in ugly weather (i.e., when you need too reef).

I had hoped we could get by with only the two winches and stoppers but this will be a much more user friendly and flexible system, and allow you to use the cunningham much more effectively to depower. Plus Marstrom had made some beautiful carbon winch pads for the beam that we had not used yet. :-)

hunt
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