I tie a knot on my mainsheet for when the boom is at 90 degrees to centerline. I have no vang or cunningham on and my outhaul is about two fists. What you want to do is have the daggerboard about 12 inches up, and you want to heel the boat to windward, and ease the sail out to the knot (you may feel like you are losing control...this is good), when you start losing control and heeling very far to windward, flatten the boat, heel to leeward, trim in and let the boat head itself up to about a broad reach. Then, flatten the boat hard and repeat the proccess. If you are losing control too much, move back in the boat a couple of inches so your weight is on the flat aft section. Remember, feeling like you are losing control is alright, you just need to work on flattening the boat and S-curving so that the out of control feeling benefits you. Good Luck.
Tim Clark
how do I access the old archives ? I did notice this forum didn't have many threads and must have had an older one somewhere
how do I access the old archives ? I did notice this forum didn't have many threads and must have had an older one somewhere
Thanks thats useful info.
How about the cunningham and outhaul ? Usually they are very loose in downwind but when it's a bit hard to handle (especially for a beginner) should I pull the cunningham a bit for more stability ?
The movie looks good, altough, if the boats swings as much as that, and there is a juryboat, the yelow flag wil come soon