Nice CD on San Francisco Bay

[Doug Gibson]

A couple of nice photos at this link to CD on SF bay... not sure the model. I'm sure some of you recognize the model.

http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lec ... &dayid=399

[Ron M.]

Looks like a CD30..........interesting, exterior chainplate modification.
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[Stan W.]

That's a CD 28 and a pretty hard-core one at that. Wind-pilot, three reef-points in the main, external chainplates. Looks ready to leave for Hawaii tomorrow.

[Jim Walsh]

The backlit photo is superb. I would be nice to get the details on the chainplate modification. Personally I'd drop my main before a third reef was necessary. The sail fabric is just not intended for sustained exposure to the winds in which a third reef would be prudent. Trysails are so rarely seen today, primarily because modern sail fabric is so much superior to cotton.

[John M.Sullivan]

That's my beautiful 'Anatrina', 1981 CD28, out on SF Bay for a spin with one of my best friends as crew. I want to be sworn and testify on this point: "retirement is highly under-rated"!. Next week the new 135% Genny may be ready at my sailmakers. Life, of course, is still hard at times....but I can't get any sympathy for my problems from anyone that knows me. I don't know how I ever merited all of this good fortune. Must have been a previous lifetime.

[mgphl52]

Next week the new 135% Genny may be ready at my sailmakers.

Great choice! When I bought KAYLA, she had a 145% but both sails were well stretched. Replaced the main first with full-battens & loose-foot. The next year we bought a new 135% and she balanced beautifully (and we have the trophies to prove it!).

As to the 3rd reef comment, there were a few times I wished we'd had one! Fortunately, our 2nd reef was fairly deep and the ProFurl robust enough that we could claw against the 30~35 knot winds and make it home safely, tired and wet, but it was an exhilarating sail.

John, she is a beautiful boat!!!

-mike & Toni