Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: trip around the horn
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kimberlite <kimberlt@...>
Dear Stephan,
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Thanks for the note. A friend of mine on another Amel was thinking pf ordering shorter poles just to prevent them from dipping. My boat is currently in St Thomas. I have been toying with the idea of a trip around the horn, but I have to do my homework first. I found that a gennaker was very handy sail for the trade winds. The wind comes from a direction that does not lend itself to using the pole setup. We had our gennaker up for 6 or 7 days while crossing the Atlantic both day and night. We had an atn sock on it and it allowed us to douse the sail quickly if needed. We use that sail a lot. It is big enough to pull the boat without any other sails up. It is made of 1 ½-ounce material and can be flown up to 25 knots apparent. Fair winds, Eric
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From: Stephan Regulinski [mailto:stephreg@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:05 AM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: trip around the horn Eric, I forgot to add something you may already know about being poled out in heavy weather. Although you can reef the genoa down to a scrap while still poled out, there is the danger that pole will get dipped in the ocean as you role. This has happened to me twice and it results in the pole being thrown violently back alongside the boat (chipping the gelcoat on the rub rail). The violent motion is a like an accidental jibe. Amel says that you can raise the pole about a meter as weather deteriates and can cleat the foreguy (the blue line) on the cleat just aft of the Lewmar turning block. This reduces the length of the line from pole to cleat and therefore the length of stretch thus reducing the chance of the pole being thrown back. I have yet to try this second idea. Our procedure now is to raise the pole and if roll worsens, bring the pole to the rail and fly the genoa without the pole. We like having the pole attached but alongside in bad weather as it makes a heavy-duty hand rail if you need to go up to the mast. Another Amel owner told me that he would attach his poles in heavy weather for just this purpose, whether or not he intended to pole out. We just sailed from The Gambia to Cape Verdes. I am in Amsterdam on business and when I return, we cross the Atlantic to St. Vincent. We spent the last three plus years since buying Delos in the Med, Atlantic cost of Europe, various Atlantic islands and some of West Africa. Where are you now? Are you headed for the horn? Stephan --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, kimberlite <kimberlt@o...> wrote: I forgot to ask-where are you located?The foam luff makes a big difference when the sail is furled,to reef pretty deep and the sail shape not so good. Off the wind, weon the ATN storm gib. Like reefing, put this sail up when you firstin heavy weather.horn? <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cnf3v6q/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=secondly what do you do on a s/m when the wind get above 45 knots. eg roupweb/S=1705065792:HM/EXP=1070477418/A=1524963/R=0/*http:/hits.411we b. com/cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556&lineid=3614674¢ç=egroupweb&pos=HM>M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=925097335><http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cjdmopp/M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D= eg roupweb/S=1705065792:HM/EXP=1070503361/A=1853618/R=0/*http:/www.netfli x. com/Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116732> click hereM=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=755658269> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12c9fmluk/M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=eg roupweb/S=1705065792:HM/EXP=1070528680/A=1853618/R=0/*http:/www.netflix. com/Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116732> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=605222758> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: amelyachtowners-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>; Terms of Service.
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