[MHml] Cheekee Monkee

[sailfast at themultihullsource.com]

I have a question/comment here. I've been racing Farrier/Corsair 
boats for a number of years now, but do not claim to have nearly as 
much experience as many on this list.  In my experience when 
encountering the need to dump the main either when overpowered in a 
gust or due to the rudder ventilating (it has happened to me on many 
occasions, mostly when tight reaching with the screacher), we ease 
the traveler to leeward. I've been told that easing the main actually 
powers the boat up momentarily as the sail bellies out before enough 
sheet is out to luff it.  Now I don't know if Afterburner or the 
other racing cats have travelers or not, but I'm sure Cheekee Monkee 
does due to its F-31 origins. So I wonder why they were not playing 
the traveler rather than the mainsheet?  Easier to dump and reset 
IMHO.  Any comments?

Bert



At 11:00 PM 1/14/2007, you wrote:
>"about 20 minutes after the race started on our way to Key West, the
>rudder started to ventilate and I lost all helm control. Intently
>focused on going fast, forgetting that my usual crew was not in place, I
>was expecting the main trimmer to blow off the main, I waited to get my
>helm control back. Nothing was happening and we started to round up (not
>a good thing). By this time I saw Mike was calling for the main to be
>released, and instead of blowing it off (not Bob's fault, I hadn't gone
>over the drill with him), Bob tried to ease the sail, well with the big
>loads, with the trigger release cam cleats  you pull up to ease, it
>jerked him off his feet and as he fell forward the sail recleated itself"
>----------------------------
>Any system where it is possible for the sheet to recleat itself is a
>capsize waiting (not very long) to happen.
>In such circumstances the system should allow the sheet to be truly hand
>held - NOT CLEATED. I believe this is only possible with the use of a
>winch ruther than just a multi part tackle. With a couple of turns
>around a winch the sheet can be comfortably hand held and will never
>jerk the holder off his feet. Obviously they should have been reefed in
>these conditions but even then a safer mainsheet system is required for
>this boat.
>Pushing too hard with faulty systems.
>PN
>
>TLam45387 at aol.com wrote:
> > Thanks Paul, a good reminder to all, not just the overpowered.   Gusts
> > happen!
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >> There's nothing wrong with 'very experienced' people racing
> >> 'overpowered' multihulls with 'oversized' rigs but it is very important
> >> that all the systems work properly.
> >> PN
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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