Perry Sliver Class Day Sailor

[Mr. Ed]

Bob and Kim. Many congratulations. Proud moments. Have you thought of putting in for a trial IRC number? Wouldn't cost much, and very interesting to see what on earth they make of her. You'll get lots of entertaining entry traps in the spreadsheet as well, along the lines of "is this figure correct? The beam should be bigger" and so on.

 

[Bob Perry]

Ed:

No, we have not considered that. Lots of little things to do on the boat now and that would be way, way down the priority list if it made it onto the list at all. But I agree with you, it would be very interesting.

It's fun to consider racing the boat but that was never Kim's intention. I think his local club has some racing and I suspect before long Kim will give it a go. He has two great sons for crew. Derek is a whizz, one of those very calm guys who just knows how to make a boat go.

 

[Bryanjb]

Great pictures Boomer! Thanks for sharing them.

 

[kimbottles]

Ed:

No, we have not considered that. Lots of little things to do on the boat now and that would be way, way down the priority list if it made it onto the list at all. But I agree with you, it would be very interesting.

It's fun to consider racing the boat but that was never Kim's intention. I think his local club has some racing and I suspect before long Kim will give it a go. He has two great sons for crew. Derek is a whizz, one of those very calm guys who just knows how to make a boat go.

After seeing how well she sails we will race her, if for nothing else than to sharpen our sailing skills.

 

[Memopad]

Love the boat. Love the mountains. I need to move.

 

[SemiSalt]

Are you trying to build a sail that will go upwind, or more of a fetching/reaching sail?

She looks in the pics like she was trundling along OK upwind with what you've got.

Reaching, of course. Something like a code0 or such. On a free hoisted furler.

Yup. I think she'll meet or exceed most 'normal' multihull speeds... at least for all but the raciest multihulls. This will be especially true in lighter airs where FL doesn't have the stickiness of a multihull. An extra knot even, of boat speed in light air really starts pulling the apparent wind fwd significantly.

Once upon a time, I was racing on a friend's Tartan 33. A Rozinante started in the non-spin class ahead of us. By the windward mark, we had passed her, and then some, but I noticed on the run while we were busy with the chute, she crept up on us, no fuss, no muss, no light sails. Narrow has its benefits.

 

[kimbottles]

Narrow is good.

 

[IStream]

Running late gotta be down to the boat in 15 minutes...later...

I love all the action shots but this is my favorite. I imagine what a feeling it must be to look out the window and see her waiting patiently, loyally, rain or shine, for a chance to go for a run with her proud owners...

 

[Rasputin22]

Running late gotta be down to the boat in 15 minutes...later...

I love all the action shots but this is my favorite. I imagine what a feeling it must be to look out the window and see her waiting patiently, loyally, rain or shine, for a chance to go for a run aground with her proud owners...

Sorry Kim, I couldn't resist. Thats what would happen on my sailing grounds. Boat looks great and thanks for that shot of the red ketch, what was its name? That boat really inspired me to think out of the box. I think Steve Clark the Little Americas Cup fame has it now.

 

[Bob Perry]

RED HERRING

 

[Rasputin22]

RED HERRING

Thanks Bob. I kept thinking RED ROOSTER but that was Carters big winner.

 

[Sailbydate]

Ed:

No, we have not considered that. Lots of little things to do on the boat now and that would be way, way down the priority list if it made it onto the list at all. But I agree with you, it would be very interesting.

It's fun to consider racing the boat but that was never Kim's intention. I think his local club has some racing and I suspect before long Kim will give it a go. He has two great sons for crew. Derek is a whizz, one of those very calm guys who just knows how to make a boat go.

After seeing how well she sails we will race her, if for nothing else than to sharpen our sailing skills.

Ha, ha. As if there was ever any doubt!

Boat is fast. Any other boats around? Oh yeah...lets race.

Go for it Kimb.

 

[Bob Perry]

Jody:

Right.

There is lot on RED ROOSTER on the Carter thread over on SA. It's a great thread.

I can't imagine sailing Frankie without targeting everything moving on the bay. Sailing the 70' ULDB MERIDIAN with my wife and kids my wife asked in an annoyed tone, "Why do you have to come so close to other boats?"

I told her, "If I was on that boat and MERIDIAN was overtaking me I'd want to have a good, close look."

So, I think we owe it to the other boats to give them a good close up of Frankie. They are not going to chase us down for a look.

I'm almost 68 but somewhere deep inside is a smart alec kid.

 

[Sailbydate]

Jody:

Right.

There is lot on RED ROOSTER on the Carter thread over on SA. It's a great thread.

I can't imagine sailing Frankie without targeting everything moving on the bay. Sailing the 70' ULDB MERIDIAN with my wife and kids my wife asked in an annoyed tone, "Why do you have to come so close to other boats?"

I told her, "If I was on that boat and MERIDIAN was overtaking me I'd want to have a good, close look."

So, I think we owe it to the other boats to give them a good close up of Frankie. They are not going to chase us down for a look.

I'm almost 68 but somewhere deep inside is a smart alec kid.

LOL. Reminds me of a 'cruise' I took my wife on many years ago.

"Why are you trying to catch them? It's not a race."

Yeah, right.

 

[Bob Perry]

Sailby:

Right on. It's always a race.

Sorry dear. It's not me. It's the laws of physics. Moving objects attract each other. Nothing I can do.

Physics!

Science!

Men with screw drivers. Turning things.

 

[Pertinacious Tom]

Are you trying to build a sail that will go upwind, or more of a fetching/reaching sail?

She looks in the pics like she was trundling along OK upwind with what you've got.

Reaching, of course. Something like a code0 or such. On a free hoisted furler.

Yup. I think she'll meet or exceed most 'normal' multihull speeds... at least for all but the raciest multihulls. This will be especially true in lighter airs where FL doesn't have the stickiness of a multihull. An extra knot even, of boat speed in light air really starts pulling the apparent wind fwd significantly.

You think? I always considered 9-10 knots normal on our F-27.

 

[kimbottles]

Running late gotta be down to the boat in 15 minutes...later...

I love all the action shots but this is my favorite. I imagine what a feeling it must be to look out the window and see her waiting patiently, loyally, rain or shine, for a chance to go for a run aground with her proud owners...

Sorry Kim, I couldn't resist. Thats what would happen on my sailing grounds. Boat looks great and thanks for that shot of the red ketch, what was its name? That boat really inspired me to think out of the box. I think Steve Clark the Little Americas Cup fame has it now.

She is "Red Herring" and one of my favorite vessels. Yes, Steve has her. Nice guy, we trade messages. She was conceived and built by his father.

 

[kimbottles]

Jody:

Right.

There is lot on RED ROOSTER on the Carter thread over on SA. It's a great thread.

I can't imagine sailing Frankie without targeting everything moving on the bay. Sailing the 70' ULDB MERIDIAN with my wife and kids my wife asked in an annoyed tone, "Why do you have to come so close to other boats?"

I told her, "If I was on that boat and MERIDIAN was overtaking me I'd want to have a good, close look."

So, I think we owe it to the other boats to give them a good close up of Frankie. They are not going to chase us down for a look.

I'm almost 68 but somewhere deep inside is a smart alec kid.

Me too.....

 

[kdh]

My personal favorite. I agree with boomer about not liking shots from windward but I like this one.

The mountains are breathtaking to a New Englander.

 

[Bob Perry]

Keith:

We get a bit used to mountain vistas like that. They are just there. We can't do anything about them.

I just look up and say "Shitski, that's cool." I stare out my front windows at the Olympics you see in that pic.

Damn mountains blocking my view!