tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post5530192795388754695..comments2023-09-21T01:36:33.575-07:00Comments on Time on the Water: One Mistake Will Get You 4th PlaceDoc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-15255873874209418682014-04-11T08:21:53.711-07:002014-04-11T08:21:53.711-07:00SJ, best we attained with a chute up was 8.5. The ...SJ, best we attained with a chute up was 8.5. The only thing I can think of to go faster is to buy crew shirts. Sometimes, slower is cheaper.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-62313627533377443802014-04-11T08:11:46.801-07:002014-04-11T08:11:46.801-07:00We did not fly a chute which for this race length ...We did not fly a chute which for this race length and wind conditions was the right call. We would have lost time with the best possible set and drop. We might have gone faster but we were doing 7.6 knots with the number 3 on a boat that does not surf. Our speed increase therefore was strictly limited. Sometimes slower is faster.sin jotehttp://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showforum=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-51437811375698740892014-04-10T12:53:34.470-07:002014-04-10T12:53:34.470-07:00You've probably checked by now but you finishe...You've probably checked by now but you finished worse than we did, boat for boat and better than we on corrected time.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-28400466076089293472014-04-10T10:23:27.949-07:002014-04-10T10:23:27.949-07:00I didn't bother to check. How did we do?I didn't bother to check. How did we do?sin jotehttp://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=156220noreply@blogger.com