Recent content by John Cyr

Hey Sven, Nice snaps, your pic of the "archepeligo racer" looks to be of the square meter class (a very popular design rule of scandinavian origin back in the day) There was a thriving one design fleet of 22s and 30s in Chicago which I raced in while in college. I also remember a beautiful 30...

What Loren said. Sails, and a clean and fair bottom, and sails, and good starting tactics, and sails, and good crew coordination, and sails, and being quick to detect wind shifts (if not predict them altogether) and sails. Seriously, the top competitive racers even in the corinthian classes...

I dont know if this thread is still active or not but attached are some snaps of my main cabin berth extensions. these are the port side but the starboard side are just mirror images. As much as I would love to take credit for the design, fabrication and installation, I cannot as they were...

Try again. San Diego county did the same thing to me a couple years ago on my E25. They based their valuation on my original purchase price. I called and talked to a real nice kid. When I pointed out that I had paid that price over 25 years ago he acknowledged thier mistake and sent me the...

Damn it Loren I just spent 40 minutes relaying my experiences with SanDiego county on the same issue only to lose it all when I hit the post button and having to relog in. :esad:

Actually, the E25 does very well in light air (for a relatively heavy boat of this size) as she will heel to her optimal angle (about 8-10 degrees) quite easily. Its when the wind gets strong (over 16-18 kts true) that you must shorten sail as she is easily overpowered and tender at that wind...

A Barient/Barlow winch story In the late 80s - early 90s I had the very-very good fortune of crewing for a wonderful couple on an awesome classic Fife schooner out of Newport Beach, Ca named Astor. (www.astor.org) The owners would throw an annual holiday reception for the parade of lights in...

Short answer to your question Roscoe is I dont know. (not much of an answer, sorry:esad:) This is relatively new technology and I havent dug into it in a number of years. Joe Williams really is the research king when it comes to our boats. Dont know if he has dug into this area or not...

In my response to the original query above I assumed that the engine involved was producing up to its rated power so the cb position and bottom condition would be suspect. Obviously if the engine is not producing to spec than that is a major factor. FWIW I had one of those 9.9 Sailmasters...

The E25 is very tender up to about 15 degrees, beyond that she stiffens up quite a bit but is still easy to overpower. I suspect that if you were heeling that much without any sails set at all then you had a good bit more than 20-25kts of wind. If you couldnt get her head to wind under power...

Wow! what an awesome thread! The broad base of experience reflected here just underlines and emphasizes the magic that is sailing and the overall maritime experience. I am not sure I want to admit to all this but here goes: My parents were not sailors per se but I was blessed with two...