Comments on: Telstar 28—Evolution http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/02/telstar-28-evolution/ Dan’s Blog about Sailing on a Telstar 28 named Pretty Gee, Friends, Family, Photography, Security, Technology, and other things. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/02/telstar-28-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-58301 Daniel Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:39:43 +0000 http://blog.dankim.com/?p=413#comment-58301 Of course a lot depends on the course layout, but on most points of sail the MacGregor 26m would get clobbered IMHO. First, the Telstar has a longer water line, 26' 3" versus the 23' 2" of the M26M. The boats are probably about the same in weight with the water ballast tanks full, 4000 lbs for both, based on the M26M having 1150 lbs. water ballast, 2550 lbs. for the empty boat. Second, the Telstar 28 has a mainsail of 242 sq ft and a 150% genny of 274 sq. ft, for a total sail area of 516 sq. ft versus the M26M's main of 170 sq. ft, and 150% genny of 206 sq. ft for a total of 376 sq. ft., or only 73% of the sail area. Third, the mast on the Telstar is about 41' air draft, versus the 35' airdraft of the M26M, meaning the top 5' of sail area of the Telstar is going to be in stronger winds. Also, the Macgregor 26M generally puts in its first reef at 15-20 knots of wind speed...the Telstar 28 generally starts to reef at 20 knots, so the Macgregor would likely have a reef in. Finally, I'd point you to one of my videos on Youtube, where we had originally started out far behind a Macgregor of some sort, and passed it quite quickly. I didn't fire up the video camera until the Mac was well behind us, but you can see it pretty clearly in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B3XhwIF3KU Of course a lot depends on the course layout, but on most points of sail the MacGregor 26m would get clobbered IMHO.

First, the Telstar has a longer water line, 26′ 3″ versus the 23′ 2″ of the M26M. The boats are probably about the same in weight with the water ballast tanks full, 4000 lbs for both, based on the M26M having 1150 lbs. water ballast, 2550 lbs. for the empty boat.

Second, the Telstar 28 has a mainsail of 242 sq ft and a 150% genny of 274 sq. ft, for a total sail area of 516 sq. ft versus the M26M’s main of 170 sq. ft, and 150% genny of 206 sq. ft for a total of 376 sq. ft., or only 73% of the sail area.

Third, the mast on the Telstar is about 41′ air draft, versus the 35′ airdraft of the M26M, meaning the top 5′ of sail area of the Telstar is going to be in stronger winds.

Also, the Macgregor 26M generally puts in its first reef at 15-20 knots of wind speed…the Telstar 28 generally starts to reef at 20 knots, so the Macgregor would likely have a reef in.

Finally, I’d point you to one of my videos on Youtube, where we had originally started out far behind a Macgregor of some sort, and passed it quite quickly. I didn’t fire up the video camera until the Mac was well behind us, but you can see it pretty clearly in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B3XhwIF3KU

]]> By: ratclif http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/02/telstar-28-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-58299 ratclif Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:30:12 +0000 http://blog.dankim.com/?p=413#comment-58299 This might sound kind of funny but I'd really like to know what you think the out come of a race, sail only, would be between the Telstar 28 and the Macgregor 26m over a 20 mile coarse at let's say 15-18 knot winds? I realize you'd only be guessing but at least it would be considered an educated guess I suppose. Thanks. This might sound kind of funny but I’d really like to know what you think the out come of a race, sail only, would be between the Telstar 28 and the Macgregor 26m over a 20 mile coarse at let’s say 15-18 knot winds? I realize you’d only be guessing but at least it would be considered an educated guess I suppose. Thanks.

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