If you have sufficient wind, pumping the sail (pulling in the sheet about 16") and/or throwing your body weight out to windward more (causing the boat to heel less in a hurry) can help. If there are waves that are from anywhere aft of abeam, doing either of those as a wave passes under the boat can get you surfing. WARNING: This can result in habit-forming adrenaline rush
I thought I've been regularly getting it planing. The bow would be out of the water and the wake from the hull would start about where the coaming is.
But the other day, holy hell were we moving. It felt like we were just skipping across the waves.
I thought I've been regularly getting it planing. The bow would be out of the water and the wake from the hull would start about where the coaming is.
But the other day, holy hell were we moving. It felt like we were just skipping across the waves.