Our Sailing video finished, included "bad gybe" I posted a few months ago.

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Our Sailing video finished, included "bad gybe" I posted a few months ago.

csmonte

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Posted: Apr 27, 2016 - 05:40 PM

Finally finished up the video from last fall's Dauphin Island Sailing trip. "bad Gybe" I posted a while back and got much feedback :) I'm new so take it easy on me

Anyway let me know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRajUITZ6g

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1988 Nacra 5.2
YouTube link to see boat in action:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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davidsd

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Posted: Apr 28, 2016 - 12:29 AM

Nice video! It reminded me of the last time I sailed with an A class cat that did circles around me.

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David
Nacra 5.5SL
Nacra 5.2 (sold)
San Diego, CA
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davidsd

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Posted: Apr 28, 2016 - 12:30 AM

Nice video! It reminded me of the last time I sailed with an A class cat that did circles around me.

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David
Nacra 5.5SL
Nacra 5.2 (sold)
San Diego, CA
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davidsd

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Posted: Apr 28, 2016 - 12:34 AM

Why are posts being duplicated?

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David
Nacra 5.5SL
Nacra 5.2 (sold)
San Diego, CA
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csmonte

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Posted: May 02, 2016 - 08:19 PM

thanks for watching

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1988 Nacra 5.2
YouTube link to see boat in action:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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the-renovator

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Posted: May 09, 2016 - 09:19 PM

Charlie, please check your Private Messages, top left hand corner, have sent you PM's and noticed you have not read any of them

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csmonte

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Posted: Jun 01, 2016 - 05:30 PM

hey renovator, I responded, though I'm not sure everything with my account is working correctly. let me know if you got my message. Little late now. sorry I missed you.

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1988 Nacra 5.2
YouTube link to see boat in action:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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cezo823

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Posted: Jun 03, 2016 - 12:21 PM

SICK 5.2 man! A lot of work went into that boat.
Who made the sails?
The only thing that I saw was when the wind looked like it was up there was still a lot of shape in sails, flattening out in heavy stuff might make you a less vulnerable to big puffs.
Also notice that your main doesn't have a batten at the foot like mine does, which is interesting, I might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.
Nice work on the video!

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Cesar (Cez) S.
Hobie 16 (had a few)
Nacra 5.2 "Hull Yeah"
Vectorworks XJ - A class (not named yet)
West Michigan (Grand Rapids/Holland Area)
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MN3

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Posted: Jun 03, 2016 - 12:47 PM

QuoteI might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.

IMHO that's when you want to tighten your batten up - to induce shape in your sail
cezo823

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Posted: Jun 04, 2016 - 01:58 PM

I'm with you there, I've had them pretty tight this season, still kind of flat though. Just going to play with it and see what happens.

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Cesar (Cez) S.
Hobie 16 (had a few)
Nacra 5.2 "Hull Yeah"
Vectorworks XJ - A class (not named yet)
West Michigan (Grand Rapids/Holland Area)
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csmonte

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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 - 05:15 PM

MN3
QuoteI might try mine without that batten to see how it does off the wind in lighter air, I can't get enough shape in it when i need it to.

IMHO that's when you want to tighten your batten up - to induce shape in your sail

I don't know enough yet to debate. However I was in SUPER low air a week ago and the battens would not flip over on a tack or a gybe at that. I'm thinking they were a bit too tight for light air. when I say light air i'm talking like 3mph though. it was a paddle day here and there lol.

QuoteSICK 5.2 man! A lot of work went into that boat.
Who made the sails?

Thanks!! The sails are Whirlwind. I can't give any credit to myself for the looks of the boat. I bought it this way from a guy I sorta knew. He did put tons of work in. We are going a bit over the top to try to keep it that way, I do love the way it looks.

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1988 Nacra 5.2
YouTube link to see boat in action:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddinE6IorSrPpZrlvcwAjRzSIQsKYPG1
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