SAILING MOAI BEAUFORT AND CAPE LOOKOUT

Hello my friends! We set off for Beaufort NC and on to the Cape Lookout light house. Man what a trip that was. Tides in the wrong direction wind in the wrong direction. But we plowed through. Once we got to the ditch everything changed to our favor. We set the main and averaged 5-6 kts down the ditch and even hit 8 kts a few times with just the main up. On our way back from Cape Lookout we almost went aground several times and lost our dinghy. Crazy day on the water.

[@ianbell5611]

Thanks for posting, a great video.
As per previous comment.
You and your son are making memories, I have fond memories of sailing with my Dad sadly he's now passed away but the memories live on.
Cheers
Take care

[@charleselertii6187]

Thank You so much. I am sure to watch all your videos. I will watch this again so I can comment on some cool details that I saw on your boat that I want to ask about.
Thank You for sharing!
Chuck in Jensen Beach FL.
Glad you are safe! Keep on.

[@xmarksthespot5188]

Ideal sailing conditions , you and your son are making memories !

[@sailingmoaiawharramtiki2615]

Man we did that day

[@boatbuilderjon5636]

just wondering , whats your closed point of sail? Thanks,

[@sailingmoaiawharramtiki2615]

I would say around 50-55 degrees

[@charleselertii6187]

Copy that on the close hauled pointing angle. As a former Hobie 18, Prindle 19 beach catamaran sailor, if you pinch the boat too close to the wind, it really slows down and makes alot of leeway.
If you crack off a bit, the speed picks up substantially. What you are looking for is VMG to your windward target. Velocity Made Good. You can practice this measuring apparent wind angle versus VMG when beating to windward. Record what you get for different wind speeds. Make a cheat sheet for reference. Note that if there is a lot of chop, you need wind power, sail trim, and don't pinch to close to the wind to make good headway to windward. You will be surprised at how fast you can get to windward marks compared to a lot of monohull sailboats.
Just saying....
Chuck in Jensen Beach FL.

[@charleselertii6187]

Keep the boat moving at relatively good speed and you can get it to go where you want. A little practice to find sweet spot between apparent wind angle and boat speed.
Chuck in JB FL