I think you will find that the comments about boats that don't use kinetics also applies to the 49er.

The slow boats at the ollies are (mostly) sailing around where their speed does not generate a great deal of aparent wind and so the rocking/ooching can and does work. The Tornado and 49er are always sailed on aparent wind and so shaking the wind out of the sails is counter productive.



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