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[Re: JenniferL]
#22980 08/06/03 08:06 PM 08/06/03 08:06 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Looks you've got some decent speed here : I'm however not sure wether I should ever use the third picture : http://www.floridamultihullsailor.com/staug2003/sund3/p3t2r3c3.htmYour face looks rather red, was it very hot ? Looks like the low PN class was pretty much a singlehander class as all these were found above the doublehanders. Wouter
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
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[Re: JenniferL]
#22982 08/11/03 01:02 AM 08/11/03 01:02 AM |
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,037 Central California ejpoulsen
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old hand
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Posts: 1,037 Central California | Great to hear some others experiences with F16HPU. I'm still very new to the taipan and have tons to sort out still. But I've sailed 3 times now uni with spin and really enjoyed it. I'm not a small guy, and I can tell you I was very tired after the experience--flying a hull down wind and sheeting in and out on the spin plus steering deeper as speed picks up--I found it to be a challenge. It's not that the spin sheet load was really heavy, it's just that you've only got one hand and I found I had to work it quite a bit.
I'd be interested in hearing how others steer and hoist at the same time, how they trim the main (and jib) downwind with spin up, and where they try to keep the apparent wind (~90 deg?).
Eric Poulsen A-class USA 203 Ultimate 20 Central California
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[Re: ejpoulsen]
#22984 08/11/03 08:53 AM 08/11/03 08:53 AM |
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 89 JeffWoodard
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journeyman
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Posts: 89 | Eric,
I'm still learning the uni/spi game, but here's a little bit of how I do it....
Hoist-ease traveler 6 inches, point the boat dead down, leave the tiller to it's own devices and hoist like a fiend, grab spin sheet, move back on the tramp, and steer up as far as you dare!
Trim/Steering - I typically steer to the heel, trying to keep the hull just off the water and sheet the spi appropriately. I've put 3 sets of tell tales on the spi, which is VERY helpful. If it's blowing, I usually get on the trap and use my legs to sheet...ie, stand up to sheet in, crouch to ease. I normally don't mess with the main at all once I get going...Probably not optimal, but I'm not good enough to steer, sheet the spi and screw with the main. No jib by myself, but if I have crew, I get them on the trap, let them deal with spi and I stay on the hull handling main and jib.
Hope that helps...will be interested to hear the methods of others madness.
Jeff.
Jeff Woodard
Atlanta, GA
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