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29-04-2016, 19:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Boat: 1980 Pearson 323 - 34ft LOA
Posts: 641
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Favorite wind speed?
What's your favorite wind speed for sailing?
Obviously the sea conditions can vary from open ocean to bay sailing... I'm more interested in open ocean.
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29-04-2016, 20:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Cruising
Boat: Privilege 39 Catamaran, Exit Only
Posts: 2,723
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Running down wind in the trade winds - favorite speed 20 knots.
Beam reach offshore - 15 knots
Going to windward - Zero knots running one engine.
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29-04-2016, 21:05
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Lake Belton, TX, USA, Earth: 3rd rock from the Sun
Boat: Vagabond 14
Posts: 421
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Enough to fill the sails...
Not so much that it rips the sails off the mast.
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29-04-2016, 22:42
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Boat: 1980 Pearson 323 - 34ft LOA
Posts: 641
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Quote:
Originally Posted by maxingout
Running down wind in the trade winds - favorite speed 20 knots.
Beam reach offshore - 15 knots
Going to windward - Zero knots running one engine.
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Nice, that might be the best way to put it.
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29-04-2016, 23:20
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Quote:
Originally Posted by maxingout
Running down wind in the trade winds - favorite speed 20 knots.
Beam reach offshore - 15 knots
Going to windward - Zero knots running one engine.
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Downwind and reaching - 20 knots
Going to windward - 12 knots
Getting in and out of the marina - zero knots
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29-04-2016, 23:27
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: aboard, cruising in Australia
Boat: Sayer 46' Solent rig sloop
Posts: 28,432
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
^^^^
Well said, Stu.
For this boat, i"d add, up to 30 if it's ddw. It's still only about 20 apparent.
Ann
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29-04-2016, 23:30
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Pensacola, FL
Posts: 1,261
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Kind of like saying who is your favorite child, but since you asked:
1) playing around with my buddies in protected waters: 30-40 knots
2) best solo sail of my life in open ocean: 9 knots just aft of the beam
3) ultimate peace and tranquility: 5 knots, broad reach, flying the spinnaker, calm seas, slight fog.
4) best all around sailing (for my current boat): 12-15 knots.
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30-04-2016, 00:12
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Up the mast, looking for clean wind.
Boat: Currently Shopping, & Heavily in LUST!
Posts: 5,629
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Upwind ~ 15kts, & seas under 1m-1.5m
AKA: Enough to be fully powered up @ hull speed, sans excessive heel, no reefing, no pounding. Lagnaippe!
Reaching ~ 20kts+ w. seas under 2.5m
AKA: Beyond hull speed, steering around the nasty bits, & mucho surfing. BIG Smiles!
Running ~ 15kts - 30kts
AKA: Mostly Surfing; on up to Full On Planing... FUN Defined!
Rum Drinkin ~ 8kts of breeze: Or 30kts+
AKA: 10 degrees of heel, 5kts of boat speed. Zero work involved.
AKA: Bar Taut (Spin) Sheets & Guys. Drysuit conditions: Lifelong Memorable Sailing
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30-04-2016, 00:16
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Eternal Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Australia
Boat: Lagoon 400
Posts: 3,650
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
10-20 from any direction. Over that the boat noises tend to drown out the acoustic guitar sounds. No need for reefing or keeping an eye on the spinnaker and boat speeds usually 6-8kt. Sweet spot, maybe 15. Some days sailing in 15 with pretty flat water I comment that I wish we could just sail right round the world like this..
Add no adverse current and blue skies and the occasional fish hookup and we're good to go!
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30-04-2016, 00:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Hobart
Boat: Alloy Peterson 40
Posts: 3,919
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
7 gusting 12 knots. I like the acceleration with a puff, and I enjoy being able to set spinnakers and other light weather sails shorthanded with no stress.
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30-04-2016, 00:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: UK , London
Boat: Jeanneau Sun Liberty 34
Posts: 225
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
between 10 and 17 kts no matter which direction
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30-04-2016, 02:37
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Back in Montt.
Boat: Westerly Sealord
Posts: 8,180
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
20 knots apparent
Sea state? Flat ( ie under 2 metres ) is my favourite.
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30-04-2016, 04:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Slovenia
Boat: Beneteau 473
Posts: 37
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
12 to 15 knots apparent.
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30-04-2016, 06:40
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
my boat only starts to sail at 20 kts. as long as wind is not on nose i am happy. chubascos happen, and those are fun to sail--gives me an advantage over you sloop sailing baysailors--pushes my ketch along at 8.4 kts. mine i got was 60+kts.. happy dance.....
sloops are a tad difficult to handle alone or even short handed in anything over 30 kts, i learned.
so i go out when you all come back in.
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30-04-2016, 07:04
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Lower Chesapeake Bay Area
Boat: Bristol 27
Posts: 10,454
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Re: Favorite wind speed?
Depends on my mood............
this was a pretty nice day. Wind maybe 6-7 knots
8 -10 miles off from my planned anchorage ........ sailing singlehanded
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