All:
I have been racing my 1979 Ericson 35-II (Sirius) on Lake Michigan for a few years now with mixed results (2nd place in double handed Queens Cup this year, 2nd Waukegan to Montrose, 1st Montrose to Waukegan, but lousy finishes in buoy races 4-5th place out of 5 boats). I am totally frustrated by the buoy racing situation, so much so that I am selling my beloved Ericson:
See: http://www.ablboats.com/details.php?id=86730
My PHRF of 162 just isn't enough to compete with the T-10, J-30 and others in the buoy racing. I can't point worth a damn, compared to them, and with the ghosty evening winds, simply can't get going until they are well under way.
Am I doing something wrong in terms of how she is set up (I perform 2 static tunings a season), how I am sailing her, or are these boats always going to beat regardless of how well I sail?
To sell or not to sell . . . that is the question . . . especially after all of the work I've done on her!
rolf
I have been racing my 1979 Ericson 35-II (Sirius) on Lake Michigan for a few years now with mixed results (2nd place in double handed Queens Cup this year, 2nd Waukegan to Montrose, 1st Montrose to Waukegan, but lousy finishes in buoy races 4-5th place out of 5 boats). I am totally frustrated by the buoy racing situation, so much so that I am selling my beloved Ericson:
See: http://www.ablboats.com/details.php?id=86730
My PHRF of 162 just isn't enough to compete with the T-10, J-30 and others in the buoy racing. I can't point worth a damn, compared to them, and with the ghosty evening winds, simply can't get going until they are well under way.
Am I doing something wrong in terms of how she is set up (I perform 2 static tunings a season), how I am sailing her, or are these boats always going to beat regardless of how well I sail?
To sell or not to sell . . . that is the question . . . especially after all of the work I've done on her!
rolf