sailorsteven
New Member
My main sheet has a tendnecy to catch on the back corner of the boat when I jibe, which is extremely annoying. What is the best remedy for this. Do I just need to sheet in harder before my jibe?
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Hi there,
I am a radial sailor. I used to have this 'mainsheet get caught on transom edge' even till today. But I have managed to minimize the frequency by grabbing the mainsheet portion that runs from the middle of boom and give is a light flick wheneven I do a gybe.
However, if the wind is heavy which is also when every thing needs to be super fast, I will use my shoulder to give a light flick when the boom starts to cross over the middle of the boat. Cos at this point, my body also starts to go over to the new windward side and my shoulder happens to be along the way. So, I make use of it. I do this if I find my hand isn't fast enough to get hold of the mainsheet to do the flick.
Hope this helps.