tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423688743286113994.post6103319978271376213..comments2023-08-16T05:11:22.952-04:00Comments on madmothist: Managing off wind sailingJoe Bousquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292612536072788020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423688743286113994.post-23289303042407069292011-08-10T16:20:37.087-04:002011-08-10T16:20:37.087-04:00Hi Graham (and John). Part of my problem, similar ...Hi Graham (and John). Part of my problem, similar to John's problem, is that I'm sailing in a vacuum with no other moths, certainly no other Mach2s, nearby to compare with. I also have a direct push rod as opposed to the intricate system under the M2's bonnet. I'll post pix and dimensions and maybe you can tell me if I'm in the ball park.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JoeJoe Bousquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292612536072788020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423688743286113994.post-77571146944543168622011-08-10T12:48:00.700-04:002011-08-10T12:48:00.700-04:00Hi Jo - those crashes look painful! Now that you h...Hi Jo - those crashes look painful! Now that you have the Mach2 foil, do you think you have enough gearing on? You can see the wand shoot forward just before every crash. In my boat (with a short wand) you can feel the flap really working, stopping the boat fly out of the water.<br /><br />The other question is how short is your wand? I am looking at approx 1.15M shortened and 1.23M full length.Graham Simmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038724294086830905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423688743286113994.post-12928962625636989452011-08-09T18:25:23.941-04:002011-08-09T18:25:23.941-04:00Joe,
I've really enjoyed your recent videos -...Joe,<br /><br />I've really enjoyed your recent videos - seaweed and all. I'm hoping to sneak a cam past my wife ("It's just a new tiller, darling!") to use as a self-coaching aid. I've three weeks of sailing coming up on the sea in North Wales, which will make a big change to my usual pond sailing. Still, with no Moth buddies nearby, I rely on gleaning what I can from blogs. Keep it coming!<br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br /><br />JohnLimbic Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403468376698182204noreply@blogger.com