J B wrote:
You gentlemen need to learn the terms of sailing. When steering the marks
it's a header or a lift, not feather up or down or whatever, steer
according to the wind.... make headway when you can and adjust accordingly.
Point as high as you need to make the mark and hope something doesn't bite
you in the ass on a tack , that would be the move across the wind Rob ,
overrun a winch or whatever. The boat is as fast as the person sailing it. A
First 35s5 may be fast but I can make it faster with my sailing ability
(Come on, Fat man on the rail ,, Knows how to sail.)
JB


Headers and lifts are not the same as footing and pinching or
feathering. I think the technique is to foot off to pick up some speed
the coast up while pinching a little to gain height. when you get
lifted you always chase the wind, when you get headed, tack. Feathering
is also useful when you are over powered but close to the windward bouy
or finish line and you don't want to reef. Just feather up and sail it
out. Very common in dinghies with no reefs.