How to tack without stuffing it up?

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How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby mckenna789 » May 12th, 2011, 9:33 pm

Tips very welcome :)
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby Dreadnought » May 12th, 2011, 10:17 pm

Keep your righting line furled up in the pouch.
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby 195E » May 14th, 2011, 10:08 pm

I think an understanding of Bernoulli's Principle is needed here.
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby Dreadnought » May 15th, 2011, 8:17 am

195E wrote:I think an understanding of Bernoulli's Principle is needed here.


Quite. You can't begin to tack without understanding Bernoulli's Principle.
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby mckenna789 » May 17th, 2011, 10:42 am

Thanks for the tips. I am feeling a lot more confident now :D
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby ChrisR » May 18th, 2011, 4:39 pm

Paul Tanner wrote a very good article on heavy weather sailing, which is on the site.http://www.shanklinsailingclub.com/content/sailing_hints/2010-01-22/Heavy_weather_sailing.php
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Re: How to tack without stuffing it up?

Postby mckenna789 » May 18th, 2011, 10:30 pm

Turns faster when going backwards. I think that I have it now. Thanks and watch out! Good luck tomorrow everyone, I am going on a five mile walk to the spy. See you there later if you can make it :D
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