When I took the Safety at Sea seminar a doctor/sailor spoke. His #1 recommendation - gybe preventer! I have lines that run from the end of the boom to the gooseneck where they are bungied to the boom. I release the bungy cord, then attach another line with a snap shackle, run that to a snatch block on the rail and back to an otherwise unused cabin top winch.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I really have to advise a preventer. It only takes a tiny steering error > or a wind shift and you can easily hurt someone very badly or break > something. How's the saying go? "An ounce of prevention is better than a > pound of cure." > > Josh > On Sep 4, 2014 8:54 AM, "Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On the Wing and Wing thing I'm with Josh. I don't have a whisker pole >> and I discovered that using the method Josh described it's actually pretty >> easy to keep the 135% jib full without a pole. I'm on a lake without >> swells so a preventer is not really needed, just keeping a close eye on the >> sails / helm / wind gauge does the trick. >> >> However.. If you want to go fast down wind without a spin you're very >> likely to be better off going broad reach and gybing. It's more work but >> VMG does not lie. I've tested it in racing situations and even on pretty >> short legs it's faster as long as you respect the laylines.. This will >> become clearer if you can check your boat's polars. ( if you can find them) >> >> You can read-up on VMGon these sites: >> <http://www.oceansail.co.uk/Articles/VMGArticle.html> >> <http://www.oceansail.co.uk/Articles/VMGArticle.html> >> http://www.oceansail.co.uk/Articles/VMGArticle.html >> http://sail.navas.us/why-vmg-matters.html >> >> Here's a VMG app for your phone: >> http://www.sailracer.net/application/downwind.php >> >> Here's an explanation on polars: >> http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/09/sailing-101-understanding-polars-through-animation/ >> >> Have fun learning the finer points of sailing.. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Francois Rivard >> 1990 34+ "Take Five" >> Lake Lanier, Georgia. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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