Here's another way to think about it: You are sailing 140 degrees off the wind, or 40 degrees form DDW. Gybe when the bearing to the mark will allow you to turn 80 degrees. (I can't tell you how many times I get impatient and gybe too soon because I don't follow this method)
Joel On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 12:50 PM Jeff Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Mike, > You know that all Helms and Tacticians expect the crew to be America's Cup > experts. > I guess that's why the Foredeck Union came into being. > :-) > > Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 - 0549 > Armdale Yacht Club > > On 2021-10-06 1:42 p.m., Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List wrote: > > Hi Bob > > > > If you are happy with your speed on current angle then gybe when true wind > angle is the same on the opposite gybe. Sure sounds simple but most of us > gybe too late or too early. > > > > Too early on a light wind day means that you will end up sailing deeper > and slower than you intended or performing extra gybes. > > > > Too late on a breezy day means that you will end up with wind more forward > than you would prefer and perhaps have a bit of a sporty approach to the > mark > > > > And of course contrary to what most tacticians and drivers like to think > gybing does involve sail handling and a potential for error. This can be > detrimental to boat speed since not all gybes are performed equally and > some can in fact be very amusing to your competitors. This fact is why > there is a Foredeck Union > > > > Mike Hoyt > > Persistence > > Halifax, NS > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <#m_2575554625515396366_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
