I sailed a Taipan at the Elwood schools regatta (our first "real" race)this weekend, and found, among other things, that neither I nor my skipper had a clue as to what the best angles to sail downwind in a taipan are. racing against Victorian state team hobie sailors we were beating them by miles to the top mark, but then getting smashed on the way down to the finish line...
can anyone elaborate on this?