Catalina 22 Sailing in 30 + sustained winds

[mailtob]

Put the boom lower so you don't have pressure on almost the middle of the mast.

[Texas1970]

Awesome... Thats why they put 6 sidestays on a C 22 lolol

[duckman4you]

This is a awesome video looks like you guys were having tons of fun.

[TheMainCaptain]

reef reef reef!

[bessarion123]

I had a similar situation today on Chesapeake, except it was about 25kts winds, I was in my 20-year old Catalina 18, and I had 2 10-year olds on board. 1. I put everyone in the safety gear, 2. I put up a working jib and Main, 3. When I couldn't reef (never mind why) I dropped the sails and came back to the marina.

BTW, we had fun too. And I was also a bit nervous.

The mast is still standing...

[gliderrider]

KEEP IT TIGHT!!!

[cdalego]

that must been fun !

[warspite2]

I supposed you all wanted to just have some fun. You could have dropped a sail to be safer, it may have saved your mast. Then again, I am sure you all knew that and definitely sounds like you all had a fun time.

[SailingandSuch]

Definately looks like fun, although reefing would have been nice, but not as fun. until the mast broke of course....

[JRC808]

fail, nice leech flutter, why the fuck isn't anyone on the rail hiking?

[google525]

15 knots top

[killdac]

thats probly like 20-25 tops

[conspiracy777]

One word .... reef ... you'll move just as fast if not faster and the hull will not ride with the rail in the water.

[briguyhackins]

Tanzer 22 would be my boat for this wind

[eng3ineguys]

30 plus sustained? Yeah, n my firetruck will do 90 out the door. Okay. Yeah n you would be soaked in 30 +. Looks like yopu had a good time. Try a Fireball, 5o5, Flying Dutchman etc, and then you can scream!

[morebullshi]

morebullshit

[Righteousarrow]

I hope I dont sound very rude but the conditions look rather calm to me. I wouldn't personally have had a genoa up, but there isnt even any spray. I have had my jag 22 out in force 9 (not that i intended to) and they certainly will take the seas but this doesnt look too bad, just dont use a genoa and tell the crew to shut up.

[tomperanteau]

@Righteousarrow Perhaps the winds weren't 30+, but on a Cat 22 you would probably demast if you put your genoa up in this kind of wind.

[patzblue]

I'll second Fairwind9 , REEF.

how to break a wonderful boat for nothing. I own a C22 and at 30 knots, with 2 reefs it's more than fun !

[Fairwind9]

Reef

[keganambrose]

that is totally not 30+. you guys don't even have white caps yet!

you guys would have sailed better with reef. you would have balanced better with a reef and probably have gone faster.

[bud3232]

40 +? bullshit. You weren't even getting 40mph puffs. "10 minutes before the mast snapped", how come we didn't see pics of that? It was a whole bunch of canned ham being slung around that deck.

[ffairlane57]

my experience sailing a C22 in heavy winds is extreme rudder stall. We kept ours in Annapolis, Md.

[ShootinTheBreeze]

you guys sure are having a tough time. I have sailed my C22 (hull 391) in the SF bay with 20+ kt and choppy waters. I had a 70% jib and the boom well out, tight backstay and tight cunninghams. Still my starboard winch was getting alarmingly deep under the water from time to time. Tacking was a real challenge. I did not break my mast though. If you guys had 40+ knots that days, chapeau! Is your C22 a fixed keel?

[JRC808]

one that i sailed north of sandiego/ oceanside in about 15-20 knots with swing keel very nice swells about 4ft 9sec lol so fun that day