Can't say as I agree with you there Bart. Overworking the rudder....
especially on a barn door size like mine is a sure way to slow down in a
hurry. The rudder will want to turn the boat to least resistance.... not to
the direction you want to go. I stand firm on not allowing to much
correction to take place by my helmsman.

CM

"Bart Senior" bartsenior wrote in message
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| Sometimes in waves, it is the rudder that wants to move back
| and forth, in which case, holding it straight will slow you down.
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| Bart
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| On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:33:58 -0500, DSK wrote:
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| Undersized rudder helmsmanship: yanking the boat through a tack or
digging
| the bow in trying to surf. I've observed both in folks who have done lots
of
| racing on Lasers and in two cases, on an Olson 30. They seemed totally
| unconscious of the fact that they could cut firewood with their helm.
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| Actually, I had a hard time correcting some of my own bad habits, and
when
| shown a video of myself sailing the Lightning, commented "Who's that jerk
| sawing the tiller back and forth like a maniac?" No doubt I could still
use
| some work....
|
| Fresh Breezes- Doug King
|