Re: Seattle sails

[Robin Smith]

Yep, I could use new sails. Do you have any pictures?

Robin Smith

CAN048

On Wed., Oct. 18, 2023, 5:58 a.m. mike montagne, <otterfis...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey, I have a full set of never used banks sails that someone can have if the want them. Seattle area...

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 5:09 PM Philip Ryan <phry...@gmail.com> wrote:

Well, that's not far out of the way from my route to and from Pt Jervis NY, where I go and work a few times per year.

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 7:24 AM erik schmalz <erikrs...@gmail.com> wrote:

I live in northwest Connecticut, but I travel a decent bit. On a plane now in fact, going to Cleveland, Chicago, and Goshen, IN for some reason. Last week was Philadelphia and Wilmington. 

This flight will probably take me over the lake where I spend the summers and really the only place I sail (Chautauqua, in western NY), so I’ll be staring out of the window, wishing it was July. 

-erik

On Oct 16, 2023, at 23:55, Philip Ryan <phry...@gmail.com> wrote:



Erik - remind me of where you are located. I travel to the east coast periodically. - Philip

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 9:41 AM erik schmalz <erikrs...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you so much, Philip. I didn’t mean for you to have to write all of this stuff down again! I still do think it would be helpful to recover whatever info possible though. If I can be of any help, let me know and I’ll certainly do what I can.

Graham- come to the US and we’ll fatten you up! :-) In 2019 I weighed around 215lbs, but over the pandemic I was under 170 (musician: no work = no money = no food = good diet plan). Sailing was REALLY different. I wasn’t prepared for how much it would change, and my first few outings (even on my much simpler boat) were like re-learning from the start. Sailing like I had before, I was overpowered by the smaller boat, but the Swift felt much better. Clearly I hadn’t been set up right for my heavier weight previously. Anyway, just rambling, but the point is that I definitely learned how much initial setup matters….

-erik

On Oct 15, 2023, at 21:23, Graham Bignell <graham.h...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Philip. I am 65 kg (143 lb) dripping wet so need all the de-powering I can get. My rig is a little non-standard so some of the de-powering options are hard to achieve. Have been meaning to make some modification so I think now is the time! Thanks again,

On 16 Oct 2023, at 10:24 am, Philip Ryan <phry...@gmail.com> wrote:

Graham,

If you are struggling with (over) power problems due to strong wind and you being a lighter sailor:

- make sure that your rig has settled in its tension, and re set it to:

       * rake the mast to max aft. Your forestay length will be about 100mm longer than normal and your shrouds about 50mm shorter than normal

       * max tight main shroud tension.

       * lowers tight enough to invert the mast a little (6-8mm) between the jib halyard turning block and gooseneck. This keeps power/draft low in the mainsail, and helps keep the forestay max tight for depowering the jib

       * uppers looser than normal - leeward loose enough to wrap almost 2x around your pinkey finger. Be careful with loosening the uppers; if they are too loose the spinnaker will invert the upper mast and break it

       * max cunningham to completely flatten out the upper part of the mainsail

- mark your dagger board, and use it 30% raised

- sail as fast as possible. If you think you are sailing fast, figure out how to sail faster. It makes everything easier (except the crashing and swimming... all good things have a price:-)

Have fun sailing,

Philip

On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 7:03 PM Graham Bignell <graham.h...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Great to hear swift sailors are still out there! I am the Australian contingent and have not sailed for two seasons for various reasons. Recently moved to the Barossa Valley in South Australia and plan to join the Hendley Sailing club which is about an hours drive away. The sailing season has just started so once I have picked my boar up from Victoria, will be back on the water. 

Thanks Philip for the reminder on how to handle a Swift … still struggle with the power but getting there.

Happy sailing,

Graham

On 15 Oct 2023, at 2:00 am, erik schmalz <erikrs...@gmail.com> wrote:

Glad to hear from all of you! 

Robert, I hope you’re doing okay- the small farm sounds like a wonderful thing though, even if not as close to water. Father time is chasing me down- next year is a big one (50)- so I figure I need to get to work on this thing in case my nursing home has a pond. :-)

My Swift (and even my Force 5) spent all summer sitting on the trailer. Lots of change and other stuff going on, but it just makes me that more determined to get back out on it next year. 

On Oct 13, 2023, at 18:38, Paul OSullivan <paul.osu...@gmail.com> wrote:

Eric great to hear from you .. the very best person to talk to is Philip Ryan … if he does not respond then I can send you his contact info you I can ask him to contract you … 

Btw we are looking at running a summer regatta next year .. 

I send a more detailed post later .. work ing on a deadline today 

Paul Osullivan
CEO, AMP RE Consulting. 
Paul.osu...@gmail.com
916 224 2374 

On Oct 13, 2023, at 1:19 PM, erik schmalz <erikrs...@gmail.com> wrote:

No messages since Jan '22? That can't be good....

I can't say that I'd ever be a big help in making the class viable, but I absolutely will stick with this boat until it kills me (probably the more likely option) or I learn to sail it competently. 

That being the case, it would be REALLY helpful to have the info from the now gone singlehandedskiffs site. Any chance of that happening, even if only in google drive or something? For myself, I'm specifically interested in the boat setup info, but I think there was a lot of good info there generally that would be a help to anyone just starting with a Swift. As someone nowhere near other Swift Solo sailors and with no other skiff experience, it's nearly impossible for me to figure stuff out without help.

I hope everyone is just too busy sailing to mess with this sort of thing, and not that everyone has given up on their boats!

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[mike montagne]

Erik wants them too, but my priority is also hassle free, so if you could come get them instead of me having to ship them to the east coast, I think I might go for that. I'll get some pictures of them in the next few weeks, they're in the rafters at my parents house, and I need to get out there to pick them up. 

Mike

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[Robin Smith]

Yep, sounds good. I would like to see some pix, but if they look good, I can drive down from Victoria whenever.

Robin Smith

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[mike montagne]

The sails are in port Angeles, I could probably just hand them to you at the black ball dock. 

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[Robin Smith]

Yes, Port Angeles would be much easier for me!

Robin

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