MasterMike
D22
A question about trimming -
I'm still getting used to this. I was practicing alone last weekend, maybe 8-12 knots, small chop. I played with sail controls and boat speed and pointing. When I trim block to block as taught, I can feel the speed drop off - just feels like I'm not moving at all. When I ease a bit, I can feel and hear the speed pick up.
Is the VMG so much better at block to block that it's worth the lack of power? Can you point that much higher? I felt like I was pinching and not going anywhere.
Or did I not have enough wind to be b to b? (I'm about 155)
I'm still getting used to this. I was practicing alone last weekend, maybe 8-12 knots, small chop. I played with sail controls and boat speed and pointing. When I trim block to block as taught, I can feel the speed drop off - just feels like I'm not moving at all. When I ease a bit, I can feel and hear the speed pick up.
Is the VMG so much better at block to block that it's worth the lack of power? Can you point that much higher? I felt like I was pinching and not going anywhere.
Or did I not have enough wind to be b to b? (I'm about 155)