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Dear all. Here is a short review from my trip onboard Maxx from this years Silverrudder, singlehanded around Funen. My boat is a standard X-99 and I do not have any code 0 or genakker installed, but te boat was emptied for any loose weight, such as matress and galley equipment…and…. you know how much stuff we have onboard. My two forward stanchions each side is lowered to 30 cm so te genoa can pass on top at each tack.
Te weather forecast said 8-10 m/s NW wind and wearing to NE, increasing to 10-11 m/s at te northern Funen. Sail direction was Funen to port and this made sail choice easy, full main and fock for upwind sailing te first 6-7 hours. Early next morning te wind should de-crease to 4-6 m/s NE-E. This meant upwind sailing at te south part of Funen. Before start, te Genoa was packed with all hooks in one end, so sail change during night was as easy as possible.
Te start zone was just outside te harbour(Jesus it’s crowded).
.Te current was against and te start area was divided in two. To te left is te main channel with a lot of head current - but less crowded, and to te right more shallow water and less current - but more crowded. I did notice during departure it was high water, so it would be possible to go closer to te coastline than te gps plotter said. I decided to go for te right side, closest to te shore line and then “pedal to te metal” spinnaker up and pull away from te main fleet immediately. My timing looked good and 1m30s before start I launched te spinnaker - but disaster happened. Te hook on te halyard snapped off and was now flying half way op te mast. I was behind all boats close to te shore line and this gave me a few minute to solve my problem. On autopilot and adrenalin pumping I crawled like a monkey in te mast and managed to get te halyard down. I don’t know how I managed - and I can’t do it again, but I didJ and was ready to fight.
As I started behind I did not put te spinnaker. If I come from behind with high speed I have to give way. But as mentioned, it was high water and te main fleet seemed to be on te 2m curve. ​
I gambled and went closer to shore,- and it paid off. Free wind and shortest distance to first waypoint gave me an advantage. I launched te spinnaker and pulled away…overtook a few boats and came out of Svendborgsund as first boat - out of 103J.
Along east side of Funen it was upwind on port tack. I passed te Great belt bridge between pylon no 47-48 and proceeded on port tack, waiting for te wind shift from NW to NE. After te wind shift it was straight upwind to te northern part of Funen and even with slightly slack on te sheets at te end.
At North Funen te wind came on TWA 110 deg to stb - 10 m/s. I was on te limit to carry te spinnaker, but I launched te small reacher spinnaker and immediately lost control several times I a row. Then I went for a 10 deg lower course and this way I was just able to keep control most of te time. With spinnaker sheet in one hand and te rudder in te other, Maxx was flying with 10 knobs but after an hour I had to take te spinnaker down and go to a higher course to come back on track toward Æbelø. From Æbelø to Lillebælt I had a TWA 160 deg on stb and I launched te max spinnaker and flew off. Long, long, long period with 13,5 kn on te log and a maximum at 14,7 kn. Maxx was flying in total control and I gained huge on all other boats around. It was pitch-black darkness, but what a ride - te X-99 is a fantastic boatJ
I kept up te spinnaker most of te way in Lillebælt. I boomed a few times and between te two bridges I had to take it down. I launched it again after te old bridge until Fænø Kalv…lots of work during night time, but it payed off, I was pulling away.
Te rest of te way to Svendborg was upwind. 3-5 m/s and perfect for x-99. I changed from fock to Genoa after Lillebælt and managed to hold back much faster boats such as X-35, XP-33 and Queen 34.
I finished in te medium class as no 8 and as fastest x-yacht in te 30-35 feet class. It was a fantastic race and our X-99 is a perfect boat for singlehanded racing. Hope to see more of you on te starting line next year.
DEN 467 - MAXX
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