Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Best trade wind rig for an Amel 55
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gavin <gavingilmorelodge@...>
Thanks Bill, please see responses in your text. Gavin
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: 22 August 2017 14:02 To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Best trade wind rig for an Amel 55
Gavin,
Once you head West at some point after the Canaries, my experience is that most of your wind will be between 150 Port and 150 Stbd. If you had a Mizzen staysail, it would be used at 90 degrees. My guess is your chute and code zero will not be too happy at this point of sail , unless poled-out We were thinking of poling-out the genoa to windward and using the Code 0 on the other side when not blanketed by the main. . Your Atlantic crossing should be mostly downwind. You will likely experience opposing swell from NE and SW. Thanks for the warning
I have sailed a 55. You should have both a User's and Owner's manual. We only have the document titled “Amel 55 Owner’s manual” which makes no reference to sail or rigging configurations. We’ll ask Amel if they can provide a “User’s manual”, thanks for the tip. Many of your questions can be answered by reading the manual and practice. I would estimate 3-5 days of practice in setting the pole, WOW! That’s harder than expected, we’ll try it asap but remember the sea conditions on your passage will be more challenging. It is possible that you will cross the Atlantic with wind between +/- 150 degrees, no main, the genoa poled out and the mizzen on a preventer (mizzen when wind is at 150 degrees or less), which came with your 55. We haven’t found an identifiable mizzen preventer on board. This a pre-owned 55 from 2012. We crossed with an Amel 55 and finished only 1 hour behind because the 55 crew couldn't set the pole. BTW, overall, out of 30 boats, the 55 finished first, we were second, and another SM third. All the other brand boats finished later, including an Amel Maramu which stopped for a few days in Verdes. The 55 would have done much better if the crew had practiced setting the pole. Got it!
You ask about chafe on pole lines, but have you considered the halyards? I recommend dropping all sails and possibly cutting about a foot from the top end of the halyard. The very top of that halyard gets chafe from the sheaves and UV damage from the sun...don't cross an ocean without inspection. We’re on it, thank you
My advice to you is not to cross with the ARC, rather cross with the founder of the ARC, Jimmy Cornell, in his Atlantic Odyssey . The ARC will have 275 boats while Jimmy has a maximum of about 50 boats because he wants to limit the size . The reputation of the ARC was established by Jimmy Cornell, the founder of the ARC and Atlantic Odyssey. The Atlantic Odyssey has many other advantages including less than half the cost. Let me know if you want more information on the Atlantic Odyssey. I’ll check with the skipper if there is flexibility but thanks very much for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience.
Your advice is much appreciated.
Gavin
Best,
On Aug 22, 2017 4:49 AM, "Gavin Shaw gavingilmorelodge@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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