Tag: Sailing
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296 square meters. 8 knots in 7.
We took the opportunity of the nice Halloween Sunday weather to test the large downwind sails for the first time. It was quite exhilarating! The total sail area is 296 m2 with the Code sail. The weather was very calm, the sea was almost like a mirror with about 7 knots of wind. But the…
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First Sailing Video
Finally I got some time to put together a video from the launch and initial sailing trials. Enjoy!
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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.…
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