Frank Bethwaite talks about kinetics as pumping, rocking and sculling (with swept back rudders).

Ref: High performance sailing (warmly reccomended)

Ooching is, of course, an sort of kinetics. Body position and movement is also an sort of kinetics, albeith quite legal within certain limits.

Due to the great stability and speed of catamarans, most of the techniques employed in the dinghys will not work in an significant degree. In very light winds, pumping might help a bit, but the jugdes are murder when they see mainsails 'flicking'.


I agree with Mary, I also think ISAF's president advocates catamarans becouse kinetics are not very efficient there.

I would really like to hear about efficient kinetic techniques usable on cats (besides our partial roll-tack), but I dont know about any..