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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

12-05-2013, 11:00

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Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

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Posted By OldFrog75

Re: Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

Thanks for your participation B. So if I read you right you "open" the sail by making it baggy and "close" the sail by making if flat. Is that correct?

I was questioning: "open" the foot by...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

10-05-2013, 16:41

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Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

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Posted By OldFrog75

Re: Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

As I thought I understood the concept, if you loosen all the edges you have a very baggy sail whereby the edges (head to tack, head to clew, clew to tack) are all shorter (closed); if you tightened...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

10-05-2013, 11:28

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Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

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Posted By OldFrog75

Sail Trim jargon - opening and closing

Please correct me if I'm wrong but after reading numerous articles I have inferred that "opening" the edge of a sail comes from tightening while "closing" the edge of a sail comes from loosening ie:...

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