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Re: Jib reaching. Aaaaaggghhh!! [Re: Tony_F18] #259544
05/12/13 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tony_F18

You can use the slot on the front beam where the tramp's boltrope slides into, take a 5mm line and put a knot on the end so it
doesn't pop out of the slot when you are righting the boat (it takes a while to get it in though, I used some pliers to pull it through).
We dont capsize often, but being able to right it quickly is the difference of losing a few places instead of becoming DFL smile


This inspired me, but I don't think I did the same thing you've described. I like using the track, though, and 5mm is perfect. I basically made long soft shackles with a couple 12mm nylon spacers to hold them in the track, with a few modifications to allow for a couple extra attachments.

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Re: Jib reaching. Aaaaaggghhh!! [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #259551
05/12/13 01:30 PM
05/12/13 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rolf_Nilsen

* Now, what are the latest tricks on an Infusion to avoid going down while jib reaching?

Don't know the infusion, but for all boats I sailed so far:
If the nose dives (by then you did make already an error, right? But some errors are not avoidable) push the tiller *hard* to
a) turn the nose into the wind and reduce the angle of attack of the sail's
b) pull the stern down/ nose up (if you have sufficient heel angle)
In some cases you have to drop the main too.

The trick is to use sufficient rudder

Cheers,

Klaus

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