Another problem with this method in very light wind is that it moves the weight of your torso back to leeward too soon and ruins the fluid motion of the roll.(here may be the trouble - I see people with their tiller hand grabbing the rail to help pull themselves up. The tiller is still turned way over at this point)
I practiced a couple hours of tacking Saturday to figure out the roll tack. Everything is getting a bit better - the biggest error seems to oversteering, nearly every time. It defeats all the gains of a good tack, causing you to correct again back to close-hauled and eliminating your momentum.
The steps in the order I was practicing were:
-heal to leeward to begin round up
-tiller extension bent through mainsheet gap to begin turning
(here I think I may be too sudden in my turning, slowing the boat down)
What am I doing or not doing at the right time?
Thanks-
bump..
I looked at the Rooster videos - hard to see the tiller issue on a Europe when he's switching facing aft.
Two questions -
1. At what point do you all bring the rudder back to straight in the process? Where is your tiller hand? (OK, three questions)
2. Are you hiking the boat to windward with the strap, or are you using your foot and weight placement once you've switched sides?
Thanks -
But, why "... and bring front hand behind body"? The front hand still has the sheet and stays in front of you until you switch hands later.