I no longer race, but when I did, I used my wind instruments when sailing at night. My previous boat had no wind instruments and I used a spotlight, like you did, to check the genoa telltales. Try using the wind instruments. I think you'll find they do fine.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 9:01 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I just read an interesting article in Practical Sailor on red vs. white > lights and night vision. It reminded me to ask a question of those more > experienced about night racing. I have only done this a few times and > found upwind steering at night to be a real challenge. I normally steer by > the genoa telltales. In light, shifting winds which we inevitably > encounter at the darkest hours, it is especially important to steer well to > keep the boat moving, but it is hard. We used a hand held spotlight to > periodically check the telltales, but that destroys night vision. Are > there better solutions? Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p0QGx3zJxbIoVHx8sUE5kQ51mEmb0sN_WFbmqTxf6bZGyAnGxLEkrsqU1IWUos4kO7B7mWMw-F36xNp-TzKMJOM$ > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
