Jun 13, 2010 #1 C CrawdadClete New Member hi, i'm new to sailing and want to start of slowly and increase my speed as my other abilities take hold. so, i want to start off with as little sail /wind as possible. should i use only the jib to start off with the progress with the main and then both? remember i'm just starting off in a L shaped, tight cove 200'ft wide by 1/2 mile long. crawdad clete
hi, i'm new to sailing and want to start of slowly and increase my speed as my other abilities take hold. so, i want to start off with as little sail /wind as possible. should i use only the jib to start off with the progress with the main and then both? remember i'm just starting off in a L shaped, tight cove 200'ft wide by 1/2 mile long. crawdad clete
Jun 13, 2010 #2 K kylehousley New Member You would want to sail with the main only. This really compromises boat handling though because the headsails are the real muscle for sailing upwind.
You would want to sail with the main only. This really compromises boat handling though because the headsails are the real muscle for sailing upwind.
Jun 13, 2010 #3 gregwcoats Member If I am solo and the wind is over 10k I always use the main only, and it works well for me.
Jun 14, 2010 #4 C CrawdadClete New Member Thanks for your advise. It helped me out I need all the help i can get.