My wife likes it about 10 mph. I want it at just about white cap time.
When I sailed years ago, the more wind the better. Snapped a mast once in high winds and rain. Small single person sailboat.
What is your favorite winds?
What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
12kts, ~10 deg before the beam does it for me aboard my 
I look to find that groove where she seems to lift out of the water like a thoroughbred leaping from a gate.
You can feel the power as she lifts and accelerates
Well balanced and heeled like that, I swear I could go on forever!
Anyone else ever find "that" groove??
It's at that point I experience the "ZEN" of sailing!
Then I have to clean the bugs out of my teeth from smiling so much.....
"Sub" Ed
I look to find that groove where she seems to lift out of the water like a thoroughbred leaping from a gate.
You can feel the power as she lifts and accelerates
Well balanced and heeled like that, I swear I could go on forever!
Anyone else ever find "that" groove??
It's at that point I experience the "ZEN" of sailing!
Then I have to clean the bugs out of my teeth from smiling so much.....
"Sub" Ed
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tomchitecture
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
10-15
Man, if only every question in lifer were that easy.
Man, if only every question in lifer were that easy.
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
Ditto 10-15.tomchitecture wrote:10-15
Man, if only every question in lifer were that easy.
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
Whatever it is at Marina Del Rey around Noon (usually 10-15). 
Rick
Rick
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
10 knots beating to Windward, 12 knots on a broad reach,14 knots abaft the beam,16 knots downwind.
Four sheets to the wind, add another 3 knots to all points of sail.
Dave
Four sheets to the wind, add another 3 knots to all points of sail.
Dave
GaryMayo wrote:My wife likes it about 10 mph. I want it at just about white cap time.
When I sailed years ago, the more wind the better. Snapped a mast once in high winds and rain. Small single person sailboat.
What is your favorite winds?
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
Ill sail in anything under 20. If its 0, ill still enjoy a day just watching the sails hang
15 is pretty nice - good power but easily handleable
15 is pretty nice - good power but easily handleable
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Re: What Is Your Wind Speed On A Pictute Perfect Day?
10-12 kts. Here on Lake Mead there is not a lot of swell. However you get a lot of chop when the winds pick up over 12+. Also you can be sailing along pretty as a picture and a gust will come out of a canyon and knock you down. Voice of experience. Lesson, keep a hand on the mainsheet. Fair winds and full sails....Old Salt.