Jeff,

In certain light gusty conditions I trap with my rear foot on the sidestay and swing in and forward so my hip is against the hull gunwale forward on the main beam. When a gust hits I push out. This does two things. Quickly inreases my righting moments and moves my weight back from a very forward position.



My next inclination is to go up and then ease main sheet. If the gust persists I would increase downhaul and sheet back on at the same time. The way my sail is cut I don't need to play much with my rotation. Laminar flow just behind the mast in my view is a must and once the rotation is set to give this on both sides it stays where it is. This may not be the case with other sails but it works well with the sail I'm currently using



This works for me sometimes in certain conditions, just maybe it is worth trying sometime to see if it helps.



Regards,

Phill

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