[bolger] re:Micro sail area and rig.
Hi Pippo,
Everything Chuck mentions about the Micro is right on.I have spent
the last 6 years sailing mine on the St Lawrence River around Montreal
and despite dealing with a minimum 1.5 kt current(much faster as you
get closer to the Lachine Rapids!),absolute mayhem from the wake of
hundreds of speed boats and staying out of the way of ships going
through the St. Lawrence Seaway,my Micro has never,read never,let me
down in the sailing dept.!She routinely outsails a couple of Matilda
20's from my club and regularily sails right past the fleet of 404
sloops from the local sailing school!Of course,in super light air no
faster then the current,one does become rather proficient in moving
backward while trying to maintain the illusion of forward
motion.......enough to make you sick if you sight a spot on land and
watch it move ahead while the boat is moving forward through the water
but backward over the bottom.(I hope that is clear!)
My sails were ordered through Common Sense Designs in 1993.The
main has lots of camber in it while the mizzen appears to have just a
hint of it.Taking up on the mainsail snotter will do wonders for boat
performance;let it out a bit in lighter winds and get it in tight when
the wind picks up until reef time.Chucks wind speeds are about right.
At anyrate,continued success with your Micro.....do not dispare!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
.
Everything Chuck mentions about the Micro is right on.I have spent
the last 6 years sailing mine on the St Lawrence River around Montreal
and despite dealing with a minimum 1.5 kt current(much faster as you
get closer to the Lachine Rapids!),absolute mayhem from the wake of
hundreds of speed boats and staying out of the way of ships going
through the St. Lawrence Seaway,my Micro has never,read never,let me
down in the sailing dept.!She routinely outsails a couple of Matilda
20's from my club and regularily sails right past the fleet of 404
sloops from the local sailing school!Of course,in super light air no
faster then the current,one does become rather proficient in moving
backward while trying to maintain the illusion of forward
motion.......enough to make you sick if you sight a spot on land and
watch it move ahead while the boat is moving forward through the water
but backward over the bottom.(I hope that is clear!)
My sails were ordered through Common Sense Designs in 1993.The
main has lots of camber in it while the mizzen appears to have just a
hint of it.Taking up on the mainsail snotter will do wonders for boat
performance;let it out a bit in lighter winds and get it in tight when
the wind picks up until reef time.Chucks wind speeds are about right.
At anyrate,continued success with your Micro.....do not dispare!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
.