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size=2 face=Arial>The optimum crew for 20+kn seems to be three 200 pounders,
that's what long-time YRA champion Mark Lowry sailed with, and Michael Andrews
is pretty close. If your crew are lighter, you can always add more.
I suspect the reason more folks don't race with four has more to do with the
difficulty in rounding up two crew for a wet and windy race let alone three, not
a perception that three is faster.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jan <SPAN
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> tuna-bounces@myfleet.org
[mailto:tuna-bounces@myfleet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Anne-Carlijn
Alderkamp<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Derek
Meyer<BR><B>Cc:</B> tuna@myfleet.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Santana 22] Number
of Crew<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hey Derek,<BR>You are free to sail with more crew, some boats
regularly race with 4 people (Usqebaugh). It just gets kinda crowded on the
boat, which makes tacking slower. Also, downwind, the extra weight slows you
down. We recently did a beercan with 5 people and that worked really well in 20+
kn wind,<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Anna<BR><BR>'Poniente'<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Derek Meyer <SPAN
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<TD vAlign=top>Hi All,<BR>I know that every boat seems to race with 3
people. I am wondering why when it is really windy a fourth is not
added? From what I can tell, it is not illegal according to the
class rules. I also know that boats of similar size, such as the
J22, race with 4. How come no one does it here on the bay, when
the wind speed consistently exceeds 20 knots? Any insight would be
welcomed.
Thanks,<BR>Derek<BR>Aquila<BR>28465<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Tuna
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