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Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-10-2012, 16:00
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Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

The last two posts make valid points but I don't think Jim was advocating letting go as a tactic, so much as a learning exercise.

I would add one thing, which to him would be second nature but...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-10-2012, 18:27
Replies: 94
Views: 14,426
Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

On big boats cruising with inexperienced crew, many skippers will run off whenever there's the need to send people up to 'frontier land' (before the mast) to drop or change or raise a headsail, so it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-10-2012, 18:15
Replies: 94
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Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

Good points Thumbs & exCal

Although I disagree with one point from the latter ... on the need to depower the genoa if you head down. Surely that's taken care of by it automatically blanketing...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-10-2012, 17:53
Replies: 94
Views: 14,426
Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

Another reason to do both (head up and ease main) is in case the next gust is a header.

If you rely solely on heading up, the risk is that you'll be going slow, with your bow too close to the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-10-2012, 17:46
Replies: 94
Views: 14,426
Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

Running off does expose the full area of the mainsail perpendicular to the wind, but that's not a problem because that greatly increased force is going into driving the boat forward and pitching the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-10-2012, 17:39
Replies: 94
Views: 14,426
Posted By Andrew Troup
Re: Rounding Up... Other Tactics & Questions

This has all got rather esoteric.

I think there's one more basic, boat handling point, which experienced sailors do automatically without realising (hence often don't pass it on).

I think it...
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