Dave
When going through the tack and at the point where the boat is head to wind, let her glide a bit, say half a boat length or so depending on your speed.careful not to stall . if you get that right the crew will use that time to sheet in for the new tack and the distance you glide head to wind will be to your advantage over sevral tacks on the upwind leg.there should be little force on the sheet when the boat is gliding head to wind.that is precious distance gained on the windward leg and if your crew work fast you may not require much grinding on the sheet at all.also on your new tack, at first steer below a close hauled course slightly and as the boat gathers speed with the sail trim but not yet close hauled grind in the sheet gradually gaining speed and steering up to your new close hauled course. Concentrate on the jib, trim mainly to its leeward ticklers.they should stream straight back along the sail, all in unison, the windward ticklers may luff up slightly.that is fast on my boat.maybe just sheet the main off at centerline and leave it alone.should be the same on each tack anyway if you leave it there.I don't feel there is much speed to be gained moving the traveller car above centerline, most C&C designs I know like a main luff bubble to about 1/3 back.Foot tension on the main to give 6 to 9 inches off the boom at mid section again depending on wind strength.trim the main to the leech tell tales.get the tell tails streaming straight back, especially the top 2. they will do that even with the luff bubble evident.try to achieve 15-18 degrees of heel and feather up whenever possible in lieu of adjusting the main.that also gives some good advantage in minimizing distance sailed to the windward mark _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: June 25, 2014 11:14 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Subject: Stus-List Tacking the genoa I would like to get some tips on race tacking. On the genoa, the issue is how to get the new sheet in as far as possible as fast as possible to minimize grinding on the new tack. I am usually shorthanded, which makes this especially challenging. Doing some reading, I realize that I have been releasing the old sheet too soon (when it first starts to luff as opposed to when it is backwinded about 50%). What I am wondering is how to steer through the turn. It seems like you might like to slow the turn after the sheet is released to allow time for the trimmer to get as much sheet in as possible before the sail fills and becomes impossible to trim by hand making for more grinding. True? Any other tricks welcome. Also, is it expected that you will nearly always have to pull the traveller up to windward on each tack? I get a substantial amount of backwind bubble in the main if I don't. When it is blowing over 10, it is really hard to pull the traveller up each time. Do people expect to do this? Would you do it before the tack when it is easier or after? I find it really hard to pull the traveller up when it is blowing over 10. Is it expected that you might need to use a winch? Thanks- Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3972/7695 - Release Date: 06/17/14 Internal Virus Database is out of date.
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