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Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis #90905 03/20/2016 03:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 Traverse City Mi Aleta_skipper OP Traveler
OP Aleta_skipper Traveler Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 Traverse City Mi	Video of sail from Great Harbor to Trellis Bay in 24 Knots gusting to 29 from the East. February winds were super in the Virgins lots of north swells tho ~~~~_/)))~~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf4WGUU5LO8 ~~~~~_/) ~~~~~

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Re: Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis Aleta_skipper #90906 03/21/2016 12:28 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 201 SF Bay Area O OneEyedJack Traveler
OneEyedJack Traveler O Joined: May 2008 Posts: 201 SF Bay Area	Double reefed main and the staysail set. Everything looks nicely balanced - Good Job!

Re: Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis OneEyedJack #90907 03/21/2016 07:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 Traverse City Mi Aleta_skipper OP Traveler
OP Aleta_skipper Traveler Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 Traverse City Mi	We were making almost 7 Kts Ken, 45 degrees upwind, Kinja handled it well. Nobody was moving our plan was to pick a buoy up at Guana Island no vacancy....onward to Marina Cay no vacancy, Trellis was a great alternative many new buoys. Cheers <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" /> ~~~~~_/) ~~~~~

Re: Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis Aleta_skipper #90908 03/22/2016 07:38 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 385 Florida R rfrimmel Traveler
rfrimmel Traveler R Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 385 Florida	Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis Aleta_skipper #90909 03/22/2016 09:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 787 Calgary B bonefish Traveler
bonefish Traveler B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 787 Calgary	Looks like an Island Packet 440? Love these boats. They sail so well in heavy wind.

Re: Gopro video sailing from Jost to Trellis bonefish #90910 03/22/2016 11:48 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,975 St. John, USVI RickG Traveler
RickG Traveler Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,975 St. John, USVI	Ja, we could have used an IP keel in weeks 2 and 3 of March! We saw 7kts+ on a reach with a reefed genoa on our Beneteau 40 with deep keel. They were frisky and moist weeks. Cheers, RickG

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