cabalar
New Member
Hi all,
it's the second time I ask something similar, but I'm getting a bit desperate. I'm making a horrible performance in upwind legs, especially with medium wind (11-15 knots) and choppy water. By "horrible" I mean that even making a good start, I'm the last boat after the first 200 meters.
In my last regata, I was the last one among 7 lasers in all of 6 races with a huge difference with respect to the next boat. In a pair of cases, 2 or 3 boats of the radial fleet overtook me (their start was 5 minutes after standard!).
I could observe that my hull seems wavier than the others. I also got some water inside. In the beginning, I thought it could be due to a wrong trimming or sailing, but less experienced sailors also did better than me. One of them could even afford a pair of capsizes and I could not caught him anyway. So I'm mostly convinced that my boat has something wrong...
Can anybody suggest me what to focus on? What would you do?
Pedro
it's the second time I ask something similar, but I'm getting a bit desperate. I'm making a horrible performance in upwind legs, especially with medium wind (11-15 knots) and choppy water. By "horrible" I mean that even making a good start, I'm the last boat after the first 200 meters.
In my last regata, I was the last one among 7 lasers in all of 6 races with a huge difference with respect to the next boat. In a pair of cases, 2 or 3 boats of the radial fleet overtook me (their start was 5 minutes after standard!).
I could observe that my hull seems wavier than the others. I also got some water inside. In the beginning, I thought it could be due to a wrong trimming or sailing, but less experienced sailors also did better than me. One of them could even afford a pair of capsizes and I could not caught him anyway. So I'm mostly convinced that my boat has something wrong...
Can anybody suggest me what to focus on? What would you do?
Pedro