All of the previous comments are good.

When going upwind, we get the crew forward onto the leeward hull while I sit in the middle to make every attempt to get the windward hull out of the water. It's amazing how little wind it talks to lift the hull and how much lift and speed you can gain when this happens.

Downwind we each get out on a hull and get the sterns out of the water. Keeping the boat moving is paramount. If you stall, getting going again is brutal, but I've also found that you can go a bit deeper as the apparent wind isn't very far forward.

One other trick: When jibing, give the mainsail a big pump when it comes over to snap the battens over and push the boat back up to speed. The same goes for tacking, but roll the boat as much as possible, then yank the boom or sheets to snap the battens and give the boat a boost.


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