luffingalong
New Member
I was hoping to hear suggestions from the forum on successful ways to race a sunfish upwind in light air. There is a lot of emphasis in the Sunfish Bible and other sources on the value of keeping the boat as flat as possible to get as much use from the daggerboard as possible. Despite that advice, I've seen many people heeling the boat to windward on upwind legs. I am a 200 lb skipper in a heavy boat, so I'm looking for any suggestions to keep up with the lighter racers. What works well for the racers out on the Forum? Thanks for your thoughts.