When it's really windy, it depends..
If I'm just out cruising with the family most of the time we just do what I
call a "Chicken jibe": Do a regular in the wind tack but go 270 degrees.
No fuss, no muss no matter how hard it's blowin' not pretty but not scary
either.
If I'm racing or feel like doing it "Right" :
- Set the traveler in the middle,
- Start sheeting hard as soon as you start turning the wheel (You'll feel
the sheet become looser)
- Get the boom to the center "before it would do it on it's own"
- As it starts catching release the sheet quickly to let it swing out
The turn is typically not done as quickly as a tack. To some degree, the
faster the boat pivots, the more violently the boom will want to come
across.
I light winds I just grab the boom and cross it by hand..
I have a Walder boom brake I bought cheap but have not tried yet, I'll
report when I try it. It's supposed to take the drama out of the
experience.
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, Georgia
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 09:09:16 -0400
From: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com>
To: CnC CnC discussion list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List more rookie sail handling questions
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Speaking of preventers and jibing, I am wondering what is the recommended
way to correctly jibe a 30-40? boat in decent winds? How far do you sheet
in the main before/during jibing? Anything else to decrease the shock to
the traveller in strong winds? As to the preventer, do you simply release
it before jibing and then reattach on the other side or something fancier?
Dave
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
Regards
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