You should not be having trouble tacking the Blade. By this I mean that something is done to stall the drive during the tack. I wonder what it could be ?

Are you willing to describe in detail how you guys executed the tacking manouvre. My first guess would be however that the skipper is keeping the mainsail rather tight during the tack. With selftacking jibs I found this to lead to getting stuck in irons.

Lets discuss this, maybe we can help sort it out. Afterall the Blade with its very round keel line is one of the most easy boats to tack.

Wouter