Ideal weight for e27 is 1060#s. mb

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:: :: Hi all,
:: ::
:: :: In in the team building phase and I am having a really
:: :: hard time getting close to the weight limit. Right now
:: :: with 5, we are over by 49 lbs. On my boat is one guy who
:: :: I think would be more fit if he were 20 lbs lighter and
:: :: a pencil who only weighs in at 155 lbs. The rest of us
:: :: are "right" in my opinion for our height and weight (the
:: :: guys are either on the tall side, or muscular, or both).
:: ::
:: :: I think my options are to 1) cut one crew member which
:: :: if it's the 155 pounder that would put us at 774 lbs and
:: :: I'll never have to worry about weighing in again but
:: :: we'll be sailing 106 lbs shy of the limit. 2) cut the
:: :: lightest guy and and try and find a 100 lb female to
:: :: sail with us.
:: ::
:: :: Having no other E-27s down in Santa Cruz right now to
:: :: sail against I don't have a way of gauging how much of a
:: :: handicap we'll have in one design racing if we're 100
:: :: lbs "light".
:: ::
:: :: I read the long thread about being light in the rail
:: :: during tacks which would be one issue but I suppose it
:: :: really comes down to how long you can carry the Genoa as
:: :: the breeze builds which is probably far more important
:: :: than the advantage gained sailing a bit light on the
:: :: downwind legs.
:: ::
:: :: So... for the bay fleet in particular. What's your crew
:: :: weight and at what wind strength do you typically have
:: :: to shift gears to the jib?
:: ::
:: :: I do intend to bring the boat up to the bay when the
:: :: crew is ready for one design racing which is why I'd
:: :: like to get this figured out now.
:: ::
:: :: thanks
:: ::
:: :: Bryan
::
:: Hey Bryan, Tuning up for the ntls now with projected
:: crew weight of 870. Being within 25 lbs of 880 is like
:: having turbolift. I change down to the #3 gladly at
:: about 14 tws. #3 the boat points better and is so much
:: better handling out of a tack. SDK