Sounds like a good weekend!
We were getting stuck deadwind and the boat would not move.
Have you tried backing the jib as you tack? It's not the fastest way to sail, but it does more or less guarantee making the tack. As crew, just slap your hand on the jib track, just inside the cart before it goes and hold it there till you're comfortably through.
Paul
The F-16 is quite light, I'm used to a heavy boat that has momentum through the tacks, took me awhile to get it right, I'm used to driving 400 pounds of boat through the curve, that will stall an F-16 fast if you turn sharply.
I have a report coming, sent most of it off privately last night, will post the edited version up later tonight.
All told We both improved steadily through the weekend, I was starting from nothing, I have a Gig of pictures to sort through, I took pictures of every boat's rigging except the Marstrom. Lots to compare there, I have to sort them out.
The Blade is FAST downwind, easy to sail fairly well. Beautiful handling under kite as long as you keep your weight back.
We did a very gentle pitchpole in the third race, just some bow tripping, then stuffed the mast in the mud.
I have a lot of rigging suggestions to make it easier to sail. Will adapt some of them to my Tiger if I keep it.
Gotta get back to work.
CARY
