We did that a bunch down in SD. One time, a friend rolled right off the
tramp into the water.

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"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ...
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"DSK" wrote

How do you roll tack a beach catamaran?



They do something that they call a "roll tack" but it really isn't. The
basic idea is to shift weight far aft as you get into the eye of the
wind, this does two things... as you move aft, it shoves the boat forward
and gives just a little more forward impetus and thus helps the rudder
keep it's bite; it also lifts the bow to help the boat turn easier
(minimize trying to shove two long narrow bows sideways thru the water).

Maybe they call it a "roll tack" because the crew will sometimes roll
across the tramp to get to the other side under the boom. The boat sure
doesn't roll during the tack.

DSK