The quick way is to start your engine and kick it up to 3000 RPM, but you may take a hit in PHRF for that.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 18 January 2014 21:28, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no way to trim for "take off". There is properly trimmed and > improperly trimmed. Period. There are things you can do to move closer > and closer to properly trimmed, but simply trim according to the wind. > More important, enter the rounding wide and exit close to the mark. > > So the question you are actually asking is, "How do I trim sails > properly." To which the answer is quite involved. At any point while > sailing, the general guide for trimming sails is "when in doubt let it > out". The other guide is to trim so as to imagine cutting the wind evenly > across both sides of the sail. I use the windex and trim till the luff > edge is parallel to the windex. This gives a ruff trim until you have time > to get back and tweek them properly. > > Once you get around the mark and the sails are coursely adjusted you and > the crew can work on fine tuning. Use the tell-tails and boat speed to > tweak in the sails. > > The helmsman should be absolutely carefull not to pinch or come up into > the wind. It is a very delicate balance between sailing too close to the > wind and too far from the mark. > > Aside from proper sail trim there are many other factors and tactics for > navigating the boat during a race. Enough to file many volumes. > > Josh > On Jan 18, 2014 11:25 PM, "Curtis" <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> O.K what is the sail set for Acceleration Versus Speed? After I round the >> windward mark no spinnaker and I want to accelerate back to hull speed? How >> do I set the sails to get the max takeoff speed? >> >> Thanks. >> >> C&C30 MK1 >> Curtis. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much. - Robin Lee >> Graham* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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