Yes, I had to file a report with the Foredeck Union on Sunday, as my helmsman gybed my boat before I was ready to gybe the spin pole, and of course there was an unfortunate wind shift at that exact moment too, and as a result we had a general spinnaker shit show that required a complete douse to sort out, while our main competitor with whom we’d been overlapped and in a tactical duel sailed away from us.
Cheers, Randy > On Oct 6, 2021, at 10:42 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > 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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu
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
