I tried tying the end to the toestrap, but ended up getting my foot between the strap and the sheet all the time... I just kick it forwards but not too hard. I never seem to have too much problem but I sail inland and so probably don't do as big sail adjustments as those in waves on the sea..
Long painter, at least the length of the boat. You can then wheel the boat into the water until you can push it off the back of the trolley while still holding the painter.
Having googled for some pictures, I am doubtful that there are - probably due to the fact that fully hiking from toe straps is probably about the same as trapezing with legs fully bent (i.e. squatted). I have not sailed a 4000, but when I had a Fireball, my crew "practised" by "trapezing" from...
So what's so special about a radially cut sail? If I read the articles correctly, they imply that they have been aiming for identical sailing characteristics. Is it just for longevity? As for carbon masts - from what I have seen, they have a tendency to shatter when they hit the bottom (when...
Yep exactly. Letting the sail out rotates the sail to an angle more across the wind (equivalent to over-sheeting on a reach) but this means that there is less chance of the wind getting behind the sail which is more of a problem now as it will gybe. Heading up (tiller away from you) moves the...
Yes it is. The problem with dead running in any boat is that the wind will flick from flowing one way over a sail to the other (think how a flag flaps as the wind blows from behind it) and so causes stability problems (stayed masts have problems with the boom angle as well, but the principle...
This is a common misconception and is NOT correct. Doing this will result in more capsizes to windward - with the sail in front of the mast the airflow over the sail will pull the mast into the wind, getting you wet in puffs and strong wind.
Having said that, having the boom past 90deg does...
How to sail by-the-lee:
http://www.roostersailing.com/articles/4TH%20DIM%20WEB%20ARTICLE.HTML
I find that it doesn't give a huge speed boost by I haven't death-rolled (capsized to windward) recently (though I haven't been in anything stronger than a high force 3) and whenever gusts hit, I seem...
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