Winston29
Active Member
I'm just curious what the least amount of wind you've been able to successfully sail your Capri 14.2 in has been?
What I mean is, enough wind that it didn't just come to a stop in the water and you were able to tack.
When I first got my Mod2, I read that the boat wasn't intended for anything above 10mph, or at least that was the "sweet spot" for the design: A boat that is often described as "over-canvassed" or overpowered.
Stupidly, yes, very stupidly, I took this as gospel and avoided sailing in anything even approaching double digit wind speeds, at least until I got more time in the boat.
Unfortunately, given the wind in summer where I sail is routinely 10 - 15 - 25mph, and often higher than that, this plan only served to rob me of valuable and fun time on the water, and now it's winter and there's no wind at all.
Well, there's a little bit of wind (today's forecast is 0mph with gusts to 2mph), which is why I'm asking how little wind you can sail one of these things in and keep moving.
At the very end of last summer, I managed to get out on two occasions: Once with my brother in 10mph winds, and once solo in 10-13mph.. Both times I felt very comfortable and never came close to a capsize.
Now I'm jonesing for 10+mph days, but they're long gone and won't return for months, so the boat sits.
What I mean is, enough wind that it didn't just come to a stop in the water and you were able to tack.
When I first got my Mod2, I read that the boat wasn't intended for anything above 10mph, or at least that was the "sweet spot" for the design: A boat that is often described as "over-canvassed" or overpowered.
Stupidly, yes, very stupidly, I took this as gospel and avoided sailing in anything even approaching double digit wind speeds, at least until I got more time in the boat.
Unfortunately, given the wind in summer where I sail is routinely 10 - 15 - 25mph, and often higher than that, this plan only served to rob me of valuable and fun time on the water, and now it's winter and there's no wind at all.
Well, there's a little bit of wind (today's forecast is 0mph with gusts to 2mph), which is why I'm asking how little wind you can sail one of these things in and keep moving.
At the very end of last summer, I managed to get out on two occasions: Once with my brother in 10mph winds, and once solo in 10-13mph.. Both times I felt very comfortable and never came close to a capsize.
Now I'm jonesing for 10+mph days, but they're long gone and won't return for months, so the boat sits.