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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 246 Kiel, Germany Baltic OP
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Posts: 246 Kiel, Germany | Joining more regattas in this season I came across three different ways to control the main sail on the upwind-leg.
- The classic way: The cunnigham is set once and the helmsman controls the main sheet.
- The cunnigham is set once and the crew controls the main sheet.
- The main sheet is set once and the crew controls the cunnigham.
It goes without saying that the respective set control is re-adjusted if the circumstances make in neccessary. I hope I made myself understandable ...
Which of the three options do you prefer / recommend?
F18: C2 / A-Cat: Minelli
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#153010 08/19/08 03:17 PM 08/19/08 03:17 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | HTFU Delave and work the mainsheet! :-) Get JW to say that line, I guarantee it will make you smile
David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#153012 08/20/08 10:51 AM 08/20/08 10:51 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Well, I talked to sweetness and she said...
You've been talking to DeLave again, you both need to HTFU!
It actually went better than expected.
David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#153013 08/21/08 03:36 PM 08/21/08 03:36 PM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | helm handles the cunningham and trims so that crew is not over-dumping the mainsheet in gust
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