With winds over 15 kts I try to helm a bit off the lee and have the main trimmer center the boom. When the end is about 18" off centerline I do the initial gybe fairly fast to swing the boom to 18" on the other side. The mainsheet is then eased out to the correct position once I have settled in on a course. The target is as much for consistency which helps the crew getting the timing right as it is to be technically perfect.
I rarely rig a preventer racing around the cans. When I do have one it is loose enough to allow the boom end to come back close to the lifelines. I borrowed and tried a boom brake. The control line had to be fairly snug for it to work, and then it mainly prevented getting the boom over when not filled with wind. I think the geometry was causing the issue, as the boom centered the transit distance for the line increased making a lot of friction, but when swung out the lines were slack. There is likely some perfect spots to anchor the ends to that will work, or the line can be eased during an intended gybe. I do "fly the genoa" downwind, which is wing on wing without the pole. The not so good part is we are past the lee, ie the wind is coming over the same side as the main is. The net effect is I can get the 155 filled and pulling and the main working, the downside is I am in the perfect position for an accidental gybe. It requires getting in sync with the waves and making sure the crew always has their heads down. Critical on the 30-1. I can round up hard when the boom comes over and it prevents any damage, then round down and reset. So I do get to practice with a lot of gybes ;-) Not a recommended racing technique but the PHRF ratings and fleet mix is forcing me into it. When I am racing against much lighter flat stern boats, like J/22 - J/24 - Martin 242, they do not have to run very hot to get the fractional non-overlapping jib filled. A bit off square on the waves they can lift and get a nice long surfing boost. If I run a 30-1 a bit hotter it helps but the 155 is still behind the main and I need to be pretty square on the waves to get the stern up. So far, depending on the wind and waves, flying the genoa is faster than running hot for us. Getting killed by the small boats under spinnaker also. RC set 0.5 mile legs the other night, twice around. Getting the pole set, spinnaker launched, genoa dowsed, gybing, seting the genoa up, hoisting, dowsing the spinnaker and repacking / resetting in 0.5 legs is significant work on a 30-1, particularly with a 195% spinnaker and 14.5' pole. In higher winds we will fly the genoa on the first time around. In lighter winds we may run hot, gybe then hoist. Of course, all of this is easy compared to a regatta on an International 8 meter. The main sheet is 100' and they have running backstays. Above 12 kts pretty much everything is on a winch. Fun swinging a 24' boom. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 10:05:24 -0400 From: "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List more rookie sail handling questions Message-ID: <blu177-ds64c0aa7e027774a9c2c4dce...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Joel said: ?Trim sail almost to centerline but do not cleat so it can run free on the other side. Wear gloves!? if I can add to it... I was taught that you tack quick and jibe slow. I usually, especially, if there is any more wind, hold it for a second at the point where the wind is directly behind and then slowly turn (and release the sheet). There should not be any big force on the sail at the turning moment. Marek From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:15 AM To: David Knecht ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List more rookie sail handling questions Dave, Yes, release the preventer, gybe and re-attach. When in doubt, chicken gybe (tack). Trim sail almost to centerline but do not cleat so it can run free on the other side. Wear gloves! Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:09 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: 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
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