Please explain how you do these jibes, like do you tension the main sheet before the jibe and if so when do you release and how much.timing is important on my 35 MKII.I don't like my mainsail chafing against my spreaders or lower shrouds.that's my limit on out and I don't think I lose anything in speed because I have that limit
As I said before I think the fastest way downwind with mast head rigged C&C's of the 70's and 80's is to pole the jib out to windward.spin pole and associated control lines work very well to assist this.whoever on here said that a much slower boat beat a much faster boat downwind by jibing instead of running might consider that the respective boats might have experienced somewhat different wind conditions.otherwise I don't think that would happen if both were well sailed boats of a similar design.the Melges boats for example, broad reach very well downwind compared to the older C&C designs but that sort of race is not a fair comparator anyway Dwight Veinot C&C 35MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List Sent: September 4, 2014 3:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Jibe Preventers / Boom brakes I agree with the jibe preventer comments.. Accidental jibes can get scary So far I only ran down wind on very light wind days and for short distances.. As per my prior comment I'm a believer in beam / broad reach / gybing instead of running.. So my danger was minimized. But, I'm glad you guys made the comment, It reminded me of my boom brake I picked-up for 30 bucks at the marina swap meet last year. I believe it's a Walder. I think they are pretty good. Now that I'm getting into racing I need to rig it / test it and see if it's worth the extra clutter / hassle instead of controlling the jibe with the main sheet. <http://www.boom-brake-walder.com/> http://www.boom-brake-walder.com/ Have you guys used one of those before? -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8146 - Release Date: 09/03/14
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