A friend of mine and I took my C36 outside the Golden Gate yesterday. We got maybe a mile out to sea with winds gusting up to 41 kts. and seas up to about ten feet. My friend, who's something of a sailing purist (without being judgmental) was impressed at how well the "Y-Knot" handled it. We had a rail in the water - and below it sometimes - with about a third of the main up and maybe half of my 90% jib. As for the roller furled main - even he had to admit it has some good points.
Here's a link to a video I did (I hope). I'll never win an Oscar for best camera work of the year, but hopefully it gives some idea.
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVXwBUW9yc[/URL]
I hope those of you facing snow and ice don't feel too jealous. (Just a little bit is okay.)
SF Bay
1998 C36
Excellent! That's beyond anything I've ever sailed in. It's good to see how well the boat does in those conditions.
Jealous? Absolutely!
John,
AWESOME footage! You bet I'm jealous!!!!
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
Sweet!!! Thanks for posting the video.
Stephen Kruse
Kruse Control #1428
1995 C-36 MKII SR/WK
Lake Lanier, Ga.
That's a great video. Very well done.
Also an interesting dodger you have. Seems like a canvas dodger, but with a 'wall-to-wall' plexi windshield. Where did you get that?
Larry Brandt
S/V High Flight #2109
Pacific Northwest, PDX-based
2002 C-36 mkII SR/FK M35B
I think it's the same as a lot of other dodgers, with one main central window and two side ones.
SF Bay
1998 C36
The video is awesome, but I hope you have some sort of PFD on somewhere under the jacket! I remember how cold that Bay area water is!!
Laura Olsen
Past Commodore
S/V Miramar
hull 938 (MKI 1989, TR,WK, M25xp)
Edgemere, MD
John:
Great afternoon on the water, especially if you got back with no one hurt and the boat intact. The videos never seem to show the real intensity and actual happenings during the moment, but yours came very close. Nice job.
Dennis
Serenity NOW #1871
2000 35BC
I am a bit jealous.
I walk on snow and ice today and think about next summer.
It is a funny sailing that you have, the boat can take it very well, I hope I can do the same one time.
Happy New Year to you and every one of thi association.
Michel
Le MarieLu
Catalina 36 1987
hull # 769
Québec, Canada
[QUOTE=Laura;7414]The video is awesome, but I hope you have some sort of PFD on somewhere under the jacket! I remember how cold that Bay area water is!![/QUOTE]
PFD? We don't need no stinkin' PFDs!
Kidding... That wasn't me you saw in the video; it was my sailing buddy who's also named John, and, yes, he had a pfd on under his jacket. In fact, we were both tethered to the boat. There was one point at which I was grinding the winch when, if I hadn't had a good hold with my other hand I could have easily gone head over heels, possibly into the drink.
SF Bay
1998 C36
Good Man! Now I can sleep easy :-)
I have many fond memories of my first sailing days in and around SF Bay area. That is where I learned to sail. My boss had a Catalina 22, but we also went as race crew on his friends boats. Nice.
Laura Olsen
Past Commodore
S/V Miramar
hull 938 (MKI 1989, TR,WK, M25xp)
Edgemere, MD
First, thanks for sharing that video. I maintain that it is almost impossible to capture the true magnitude of heavy seas with a camera, so I have an idead what it might have been like.
Second, I hope the PFD under the jacket was not an inflatable type. If they inflate under an outer garment, they can suffocate you with the pressure they exert on your chest. In general, all PFDs should be worn on the outside, and especially inflatable ones.
Happy New Year, all!
Duane Ising - Past Commodore (2011-2012)
s/v Diva Di
1999 Catalina 36 Hull #1777
Std rig; wing keel, M35B, Delta (45#)
Punta Gorda, FL
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/diva-di/
Thanks for sharing the video, now we all understand why you get water leaking down your mast. The mast is supposed to stay above the water line most of the time.
I was at work at the airport in San Jose, fifty miles to the south that day and most folks stayed on the ground as it was gusting to 40KTS here. Sailing out the Gate was not something on my mind but, it looks like you had a great time. It looks to have been one of those Mr. Toads Wild Rides. The wind if, not too gusty can be managed by reefing and trimming. The sea state can be demanding and of a larger concern in the Gate.
For those who have not experienced conditions like this it really makes you appreciate what great boats we own.
Cepheus dream
C36 MK I # 825
MK I Tech Editor No Mas
[QUOTE=Steve Frost;7425]Thanks for sharing the video, now we all understand why you get water leaking down your mast. The mast is supposed to stay above the water line most of the time.
I was at work at the airport in San Jose, fifty miles to the south that day and most folks stayed on the ground as it was gusting to 40KTS here. Sailing out the Gate was not something on my mind but, it looks like you had a great time. It looks to have been one of those Mr. Toads Wild Rides. The wind if, not too gusty can be managed by reefing and trimming. The sea state can be demanding and of a larger concern in the Gate.
For those who have not experienced conditions like this it really makes you appreciate what great boats we own.[/QUOTE]
I thought the mast is only supposed to stick up in the air when the boat is at the dock.
SF Bay
1998 C36