[C38] "light air"?

[Don Strong]

That sounds more like sailing and less like the survival that we do.
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Don

On 5/9/16 2:02 PM, Marc-Andrea Klimaschewski wrote:
>
> Apologies.
>
> I meant anything between 0-6 kts true wind speed.
>
> Here in Seattle, what we most often see is
>
> -A nice little sea breeze in the evenings during the summer. This is 
> when beer can racing happens. Typically 8-15kts
>
> -Drifting conditions or very light breeze, 0-6kts. Happened during the 
> winter several times this year and also happens during the summer a 
> lot. This is where I am struggling and looking for advice
>
> -Stiff breeze, 20-35kts, often during the winter
>
> Thanks
>
> marc
>
> *From:*Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Don Strong
> *Sent:* Monday, May 9, 2016 1:19 PM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] "light air"?
>
> In SFB, "light air" means that you don't have to reef. We do see this 
> once in a while.
> Don
>
> On 5/9/16 1:14 PM, littlebreeze at comcast.net 
> <mailto:littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>     Marc, great questions.  When I first bought Little Breeze she had
>     a Mylar 155.  It was leaching some sort of adhesive and was one
>     big ball of plastic wrap.  Had to throw it away, the boat was from
>     San Diego.  We sail the San Francisco bay area now.  So, could you
>     explain the term "light air".  Never heard of it.
>
>     Kerry Grimes
>     139, Little Breeze
>
>     Loyalty above all else, except Honor.
>
>     ----- Reply message -----
>     From: "Marc-Andrea Klimaschewski" <marcklim at outlook.com>
>     <mailto:marcklim at outlook.com>
>     To: "'Catalina 38 Listserve'" <listserve at catalina38.org>
>     <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>
>     Subject: [C38] Getting going in light air
>     Date: Mon, May 9, 2016 11:49
>
>     Hi folks,
>
>     I did the Race to the Straits up here in the Puget Sound and it
>     was a tough one. Lots of current and little wind.
>
>     In drifting conditions I used a mylar daisy windseeker (thanks
>     Steve!) and we started moving. For more wind than that, we have a
>     hole in the sail inventory. Currently we only have a pretty heavy
>     cruising #2 genoa (8.7oz dacron I believe) on the roller furler.
>
>     I was curious what you guys are doing to get the boat moving in
>     light air. Do you have dedicated light #1’s? In Sailing
>     Illustrated there is also talk about a 155% drifter and a mylar #1
>     genoa. Is anyone using those?
>
>     Finally, is there anything I can do in terms of trim in order to
>     get the boat going in light air?
>
>     Thanks
>
>     marc
>
>
>
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Donald R. Strong
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Department of Evolution and Ecology
and
The Bodega Marine Laboratory,
University of California, Davis,
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