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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Rambunctious]
#7850
09/14/09 10:37 PM
09/14/09 10:37 PM
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Cap'n Vic
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Locked tillers on a J30 can be a bear... when you are of decent weight and are moving on the boat. I would be more inclined to use some sort of bungee cord ladder that will maintain a more flexible pressure on the tiller. I will have to try that this winter. Pray for steady wind and flat seas.
And tell us how you plan to launch the spin
In any case you can practice by using the autohelm manual mode and see just what fixed points will do when you walk forward.
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Last edited by Cap'n Vic; 09/14/09 10:43 PM.
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Cap'n Vic]
#7859
09/16/09 02:22 AM
09/16/09 02:22 AM
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Posts: 111 Bellevue, WA, USA
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I have used the chute short-handed and have found that if you gibe the main first, the top third of the chute wraps the headstay. If you gibe the chute first, the top third of the chute wraps the headstay. WTF When this happened to me one time, I was on the bow pulling and cussing, when another boat sailed by and told me to gibe the main back. I sailed a little lower, gibed the main, and the top of the chute started unwinding. Bottom line, if the chute wraps during a gibe or whatever, pull the pole back, sail low and gibe the main. When it streightens out, gibe the main and adjust the trim. fwiw
AC
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: R II]
#7863
09/16/09 10:04 AM
09/16/09 10:04 AM
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dbows
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Here is a trick that may work. Pull the backstay down and as you do, put the tip of the tiller inside the triangle and pull the backstay down a bit more. This will hold the tiller dead straight.
Some people use this technique to keep the tiller from banging around when they are on a mooring.
David Bows Mallorca - Hull# 397 ~~~~~_/)~_/)~~~~_/)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: NaturalHigh]
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10/13/09 04:05 PM
10/13/09 04:05 PM
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Posts: 140 New Orleans, LA
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Came in second, went inshore in anticipation of a forecasted shift and the breeze went the opposite of what was forecast so I was picked off by a boat that stayed out. I cleaned up downwind though (1st leg); I had a very nice lead after 12 miles of reaching and running with the breeze starting off in the low teens and dropping to about 8 before coming back up again to 10 -12. The biggest problem was keeping the boat on course while trying to clip up the chute. My dummy auto-pilot worked well in practice, but during the race the performance was less than wonderful. I would round up almost every time I went forward. At the start, the wind was abeam and I reached with the 1. Once the breeze came a bit aft I wanted to pop the chute, but had a hard time keeping the boat on course while setting everything up. I eventually got it sorted and got the chute up. I prefed the guy from the cockpit then ran to the mast and jumped the halyard very, very quickly. While this was happening, the boat started to turn to windward, so I ran back to the helm, grabbed the guy on the way, pulled the pole back a bit, cleated the guy, drove down, and sheeted the chute in. The only advice I can give you is move quickly. At this point, course was a broad reach that eventually became a run. I was trimming with one hand and driving with the other. My arm wore out after a while, so I cleated the sheet off at about the end of where I was easing it to and was able to banjo the sheet between the cabin top cleat and the turning block to keep it flying with a curl. To douse, I hoisted the 1 from the cockpit, blew the guy, ran forward and grabbed the sheet in one hand, blew that halyard with the other and frantically shoved the chute down the hatch. The boat rounded head to wind before I finished that maneuver. Also, I dropped a bit early to leave some runway between me and the large, concrete fixed mark. So, I lost some time there. The upwind leg turned into a 12 mile beat. For the last couple of miles, I was overpowered with the 1, but a change to the 3 wasn't happening. All in all, it was a blast and I'm looking forward to next year.
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Rambunctious]
#8060
10/13/09 06:22 PM
10/13/09 06:22 PM
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Posts: 2,669 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
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Jason - a great summary. Here is a trick to get a better rating, and prevent being overpowered. When racing single or double handed, I get a certificate for using the #3 jib only. The #1 is usually overpowered without the crew weight, so you might as well get the credit for just using the smaller sail. The PHRF-NB rating with just the #3 is 150 spin, 173 cruising versus 138 spin, 155 cruising with a #1.
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Cap'n Vic]
#8062
10/13/09 06:29 PM
10/13/09 06:29 PM
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Posts: 83 Waukegan, IL
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J30 is a great boat to solo (with an auto pilot). I got mine to solo race and do several events on lake michigan each year. Be careful because a solo event can age you quickly Great post and nice finish! John Madcap 358
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: jhoskins]
#8063
10/13/09 06:41 PM
10/13/09 06:41 PM
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I hoist from the bag and douse sitting in the companion way. Grab the sheet, release the guy, release the haylard down the hatch. Clip sheets and haylard together and clean up the mess later.
With a 155 on a drum I get a rating of 147 in LMPHRF. The sail is a "reefable" North marathon. The luff tape is a little shorter on top and bottom so the shape is ok when reefed.
John Madcap
John Madcap 358
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: NaturalHigh]
#8076
10/15/09 02:16 PM
10/15/09 02:16 PM
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dbows
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Whoah... single handing without a PFD or jacklines? Balls of steel man. I was thinking the same thing. I am surprised the race did not require them.
David Bows Mallorca - Hull# 397 ~~~~~_/)~_/)~~~~_/)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
#8089
10/16/09 12:55 PM
10/16/09 12:55 PM
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Posts: 457 Highland Park, NJ
Steve Buzbee
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Jason - a great summary. Here is a trick to get a better rating, and prevent being overpowered. When racing single or double handed, I get a certificate for using the #3 jib only. The #1 is usually overpowered without the crew weight, so you might as well get the credit for just using the smaller sail. The PHRF-NB rating with just the #3 is 150 spin, 173 cruising versus 138 spin, 155 cruising with a #1. Wow! That's a big difference. Sure would help in my doublehanded series race tomorrow. Can you carry two different ratings?
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#8090
10/16/09 01:14 PM
10/16/09 01:14 PM
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Posts: 2,669 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
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Steve - you just need to declare which one when entering and you can't change on the fly at the regatta. If registering for a series, can't change during the series. There are actually a few boats on the PHRF-NB website that have multiple rating certificates. All you need to do is pay the normal rating fee to obtain another rating certificate.
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Re: Single-Handed Racing
[Re: dbows]
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10/16/09 02:05 PM
10/16/09 02:05 PM
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NaturalHigh
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Whoah... single handing without a PFD or jacklines? Balls of steel man. I was thinking the same thing. I am surprised the race did not require them. I am paranoid about being attached when I am singlehanding a big race. Same attitude I take when climbing. Basically in the race across the strait I do if you fall off, you die. I always have a handheld VHF and GPS attached to me so I would at least have a chance of being found by SAR in the 10-20 minutes before I freeze to death in the middle of summer.
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