Sail, mast, etc is all done according to the plans. The boat was quite happy in the conditions and I felt safe. Took very little water on board. Used the sponge once or twice to wipe a few spots dry. I have several decades of sailing dinghies and keelboats on the San Francisco Bay so this was just a nice sail. :-)
@@hurdurdur7rl696 Good question and I'm sorry I don't have a hard number for you. Certainly into the teens. This video was taken on the SF bay where the winds can push the waves for miles so it can get pretty rough. I've been out in the dinghy with 2 ft waves and every wave is breaking. It can get pretty wet and takes all your concentration but still safe. A bit of a roller-coaster ride. The boat is pretty stout so I'm not worried about it breaking. If I sail inside the harbor the same wind doesn't stir up the water nearly so much. Makes for a dyer, calmer sail. The normal wind is from the NW. One day I was sailing before a storm arrived and the wind was from the south. Because the harbor was protected by the hills and buildings, from the south wind, the water was flat even though the wind was blowing around 10 kts. Made for a REALLY nice sail. Lots of wind and flat water. Prefect dinghy sailing. So I guess the answer is it depends on a lot of factors. I would say if you are taking water over he side it is time to stop.
Not knowing much about your setup ... is that sail supposed to sit so high? Seems like quite a lot of breaking waves for this style of vessel too ....
Sail, mast, etc is all done according to the plans. The boat was quite happy in the conditions and I felt safe. Took very little water on board. Used the sponge once or twice to wipe a few spots dry. I have several decades of sailing dinghies and keelboats on the San Francisco Bay so this was just a nice sail. :-)
@@raw123yt it was probably then the camera angle that fooled me a little. How big winds do you dare to take on a vessel like this?
@@hurdurdur7rl696 Good question and I'm sorry I don't have a hard number for you. Certainly into the teens. This video was taken on the SF bay where the winds can push the waves for miles so it can get pretty rough. I've been out in the dinghy with 2 ft waves and every wave is breaking. It can get pretty wet and takes all your concentration but still safe. A bit of a roller-coaster ride. The boat is pretty stout so I'm not worried about it breaking. If I sail inside the harbor the same wind doesn't stir up the water nearly so much. Makes for a dyer, calmer sail. The normal wind is from the NW. One day I was sailing before a storm arrived and the wind was from the south. Because the harbor was protected by the hills and buildings, from the south wind, the water was flat even though the wind was blowing around 10 kts. Made for a REALLY nice sail. Lots of wind and flat water. Prefect dinghy sailing. So I guess the answer is it depends on a lot of factors.
I would say if you are taking water over he side it is time to stop.