Optimum regatta sailing weight

[Craig Wilusz]

Lee, We are boat #100, Fort Walton Yacht Club. 

There is Kevin Blank out of Tammany Yacht Club over there too.

Craig

[Lee Eikel]

I  know Kevin well.  So windward drop is the novice approach?  Not a Mexican?  We are master at handling Lake Pont short steep chop!!!

[Peter Beardsley]

Lee,

For douse threads, go to:

http://forum.viper640.org/index.php?topic=6.0
http://forum.viper640.org/index.php?topic=689.0
http://forum.viper640.org/index.php?topic=1015.0
http://forum.viper640.org/index.php?topic=436.15

Looking forward to meeting you in Charleston.

PB

[Justin Scott]

Ha ha mr Scott...  you failed to mention a) we started about 2 min late because our main was down at the gun AND sailed that entire race missing our three upper battens (which makes a terrible noise in 25 knots)... still almost caught you at the first windward mark.  b) passed you down-wind because your mast was in the water, bulb (and balls!) exposed.   I'm still looking for pictures of that for our next newsletter.

But i agree with Justin, one of the cool things about these boat's is there's a wide range of tuning available to compensate for sailing technique an / or weight. 

Yeah I admit that was a sneaky trick borrowing your battens.....but all is fair in love, war and the eternal struggle with the Monkey. Let the battle recommence.

[David Chapman]

g'day mates

the mighty GBR 123 sailed the whole year around 275kg,
which I think is just over 600lbs...

In regards to ideal weight... 550 i think.

these boats are underpowered downwind, so if your heavy your going to
suffer, you need to be fast downwind...

most important Hike Hike Hike

[Lee Shuckerow]

Looks like all of the big hitters have chimed in now so i figured I would jump in.

Don't sweat the weight. Jackpot recommends between 500 and 600lbs. if your a little under or over you just have to change your sail shape a bit. Depower sooner in heavy air if your light and stay powered up if your heavy. More racing is lost to bad starts and missing big shifts than crew weight. I've seen light boats win in heavy air and fatties from texas win in light air. the biggest things to work on are hoisting, dousing and getting the kite out of the water if your shrimping.

[Drake Borer]

"fatties from Texas"...............look Lee, I'm quite sure the reason you don't way more than me is that you're about, what.......4'10"?

LMAO.  Now wait a second, as I remember, you yourself are Texas boy, though you try to hide behind the Detroit gangsta thing..

[Somers Kempe]

Lee, seriously - can you even reach the hiking straps at 4'10"??  :)


My two cents worth, having one design raced with 590 and 620, i felt the 620 was too much. 

But really anything can get you around the track if you tune for it and keep your head out of the boat and go the right way.

[Justin Scott]

Really more importantly,

What's the optimum amount of rum for a regatta?

I tried limiting to just one rum drink the night before at one regatta and that didnt work at all, we were dog slow.
I tried drinking as much as Somers and crew in Miami and we didnt even make the starting line on time the next day.
There must be a happy medium. Any suggestions on the optimum?

[Dan Tucker]

Really more importantly,

What's the optimum amount of rum for a regatta?

I tried limiting to just one rum drink the night before at one regatta and that didnt work at all, we were dog slow.
I tried drinking as much as Somers and crew in Miami and we didnt even make the starting line on time the next day.
There must be a happy medium. Any suggestions on the optimum?

Doesn't the Royal Navy suggest 1 liter/day??

[Brad Boston]

1 bottle a day is Jackpot style......you know what I'm talking about!