Tag: Performance
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Holy Cow: One point sixty-one
The Swedish Sailing Federation just assigned the official SRS racing handicap rating for the Journeyman 60: 1.61 …which means that according to them the Journeyman is one of the fastest monohulls in Sweden at the moment, less than 10% below the TP 52 (Here is the official list) Which makes me smile of course. But…
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Visby – Landsort in gale force head winds: 70Nm in 9.5 hrs = VMG 7.4 knots!!!
The headline says it all. The Journeyman performs as intended. Even though the water ballast system is not functional yet! The wind was N-NNE 12-14 m/s. Very short, sharp and choppy waves, significant height about 1.1 meters. We used 2 reefs and staysail, at AWA 35-40°, average SOG around 8.5-9 knots, top speed 10 knots.…