If your below a beam reach, yes. If somewhere near a beam reach (death zone) it becomes more a "which way feels like it will hurt less" kind of deal. The wave action can play into that scenario also.Sometimes it's sheet out AND dump traveler and sometimes it's just time to get wet.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
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If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
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