Samarai douse?

 

From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2021 2:18 PM
To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; Randy Stafford 
<randal.staff...@icloud.com>
Subject: Stus-List Re: leeward layline

 

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 
<mailto: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

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