in light air I gybe it like a dinghy- grab all 4 parts of the mainsheet and pull as the boat turns. Heavier weather I stay at the helm and trim the mainsheet.
Joel Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2012, at 9:51 PM, Bob Moriarty <bobmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's pretty much how I single-handedly gybe on the non-raucous St > Johns (no apostrophe) River in North Florida, except that I like to > bring in the main as often and much as possible while gybing. A third > arm would help a lot. > > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: >> You wrote: >>> >>> There is an extra one at the bottom (10 to 12 fathoms) of Puget Sound near >>> Blakely Rocks. I last saw it as it flew off Calypso at high speed in the >>> middle of a gybe. <snip> >> >> >> >> Martin - Well, that would put a new spin on the term "Chinese Gype," as I'm >> sure the Chinese Navy had a submarine in the area, which retrieved the part >> and copied the design. <BG> >> >> I actually just told Ron that my 'tuba horns' are screwed in, thus I have >> never lost one. I guess one can. >> >> To date, I've only wrapped the main sheet around it a few times, mainly when >> sailing in light air (i.e. not paying attention) or with crew on board who >> are busy telling me how to sail my own boat and creating a distraction. >> There are a bunch of ways to handle a gybe, depending on breeze and sea >> state. >> >> In moderate to heavy air, my preferred 'single handed' method of handling a >> gybe is to head up safely enough to take pressure off the main, tighten the >> main sheet enough to make sure it won't swing too far and break something if >> I screw up, then loop the main sheet over the windward cleat and make sure >> both traveler lines are ready to grab at a moments notice. Then I turn the >> wheel where I feel it needs to be, holding it in place with my body in case >> I need to make an adjustment, while holding the main in one hand and the >> traveler lines in the other two hands. <VBG> I let the traveler handle the >> gybe, but keep the main in hand to set it free to reduce shock on the rig >> when the traveler hits the end. I use my hands as brakes on the main, don't >> wear gloves, and haven't lost skin on my hands yet as I have the biggest cam >> cleat Harken made ready to slam the sheet into. >> >> Wal >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
