Murphs said:3. when the sail begins to fill on the new tack, the boat should heel considerably, so grab the hiking strap with your mainsheet hand and use both feet against the cockpit wall/floor to jump to the new side
4. hike the boat flat (but only in one movement or its breaking rule 42)
sailordude said:if your smaller one of the best things iv learned is jump to the bottom
sailordude said:ok right when the boom comes across you want to jump to the leeward side of the boat to make it role. but the idea of a role tack is to make it really smooth and fast so dont make any uneeded movements and stuff.
sailordude said:ok right when the boom comes across you want to jump to the leeward side of the boat to make it role. but the idea of a role tack is to make it really smooth and fast so dont make any uneeded movements and stuff. the reason you want to jump down there is to role it fast and then go to the high side and flat is because then your not sitting down there and waiting for the boat to heel up. most people just sit down there and thats really slow. hope it helps if you have any more questions just say.
sailordude said:well i when i say jumping i mean through your wieght to the NEW leeward side not just sitting there and waiting untill the boat heels up naturaly. you want to do it smoothly and fast. and your right when you tack you are on the leeward side but your just sitting there. you want to get your wieght out there so you can heel it up fast.
sailordude said:that dude tacks wierd he goes like backwords. i didnt think that was fast!
sailordude said:that dude tacks wierd he goes like backwords. i didnt think that was fast!
sailordude said:ok right when the boom comes across you want to jump to the leeward side of the boat to make it role. but the idea of a role tack is to make it really smooth and fast so dont make any uneeded movements and stuff. the reason you want to jump down there is to role it fast and then go to the high side and flat is because then your not sitting down there and waiting for the boat to heel up. most people just sit down there and thats really slow. hope it helps if you have any more questions just say.
computeroman2 said:I was taught to let the boat heel to leeward to initiate the turn and at the same time give the main a big pump, . . ., at which point another big pump is in order to sheet in what you eased. . . .. With this method, i've been able to make the boat come out of the tack almost twice as fast as it went into it on a light day.
computeroman2 said:[... description deleted...] With this method, i've been able to make the boat come out of the tack almost twice as fast as it went into it on a light day.