I would like to get some tips on race tacking. On the genoa, the issue is how to get the new sheet in as far as possible as fast as possible to minimize grinding on the new tack. I am usually shorthanded, which makes this especially challenging. Doing some reading, I realize that I have been releasing the old sheet too soon (when it first starts to luff as opposed to when it is backwinded about 50%). What I am wondering is how to steer through the turn. It seems like you might like to slow the turn after the sheet is released to allow time for the trimmer to get as much sheet in as possible before the sail fills and becomes impossible to trim by hand making for more grinding. True? Any other tricks welcome. Also, is it expected that you will nearly always have to pull the traveller up to windward on each tack? I get a substantial amount of backwind bubble in the main if I don’t. When it is blowing over 10, it is really hard to pull the traveller up each time. Do people expect to do this? Would you do it before the tack when it is easier or after? I find it really hard to pull the traveller up when it is blowing over 10. Is it expected that you might need to use a winch? Thanks- Dave
Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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