Rande,
I would strongly recommend the Tactick compass Anna recommends. I would bet the Great Salt Lake has some pretty good wind shifts and no better place to have the driver and crew watching for lifts and headers because of the clear digital readout that mounts on the mast for all to see. They have their owner little solar panel to keep them charged. Put a person in charge of calling lifts and headers. Do not waist your money/performance on anything else. It will pay for itself in heading knowledge, upwind and down wind.
As far as reefing, I would bet not many boats on SF Bay even have reef points in the main. The S22 is pretty short rigged and under powered. Gary Mull did that for SF Bay conditions, I believe, as a local Naval Architect. I would be more inclined to drop down to maybe a 90 to 100 percent overlap jib, before reefing the main. Then again, never done that. Maybe others with the full main / smaller jib will chime in...................
Tom Montoya
Prior Owner
Meli'ki
Hull 194
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From: Nancy & Pat Broderick <broderic at sonic.net>
To: acalderkamp <acalderkamp at gmail.com>
Cc: tuna <tuna at myfleet.org>
Sent: Fri, Aug 23, 2013 10:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Suntan 22] Compass
Anna,
Yes, knowing where you are in the fog on SF Bay is important and the compass can help with that, but it's important for racing, too. Lifts and headers change the compass reading. Electronic compasses have software built in to tell you that as you tack up the course. Mechanical compasses can do the same if someone's paying attention to them.
It's important to prepare the compass and yourself. Make sure any stray electrical impulses and ferris metals are kept away - usually about 3'. Be aware of declination/variation (here's SF).
Swing the compass to calculate deviation card and know how to use it. Here's an example.
Pat
On Aug 23, 2013, at 9:02 PM, acalderkamp at gmail.com wrote:
Hi Rande,
I would certainly have a compass if you're sailing on the SF Bay. We've been surprised by fog a few times and then a compass is a must. I have a digital compass, a Tacktic Micro compass, that is clicked in a holder onto my mast under the boom. Not the cheapest option ~ $350 , but very nice especially for racing. FYI i also tried a much cheaper digital compass, but that didn't have any precision and was useless,
Cheers,
Anna
On Aug 23, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Mark Langer <scautobody at aol.com> wrote:
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