Doen't have to be slower. The boat may well be faster standing more
upright...

The Cappys Master wrote:
Of course it'll be slower if every time you get extra pressure you
dump the kite and have to crank it on again.
Especially if the chute self destructs as it flogs.

Oz, I think I see the picture. Navvie is confused about whether one is sailing
upwind or downwind when all this happens. He seems to think that the mainsail
will be luffing, and that easing the spinnaker sheet makes everything A-OK.

It would probably be kinder to let him hash this out with Bubbles, then they'll
both come out thinking they've "won."

DSK

Yeh like you sail a radial spin upwind. You are such a pompous arse.

MC

DSK wrote:

Doen't have to be slower. The boat may well be faster standing more
upright...

The Cappys Master wrote:
Of course it'll be slower if every time you get extra pressure you
dump the kite and have to crank it on again.
Especially if the chute self destructs as it flogs.


Oz, I think I see the picture. Navvie is confused about whether one is sailing
upwind or downwind when all this happens. He seems to think that the mainsail
will be luffing, and that easing the spinnaker sheet makes everything A-OK.

It would probably be kinder to let him hash this out with Bubbles, then they'll
both come out thinking they've "won."

DSK

Well let's see if you can recover from yet another revealing little
error. Say you are trimmed for 150 on a broad reach. At what angle does
the main start to luff? Hint 1: Look up what luffing means Hint 2:
Luffing does _not_ mean you are sailing 90 ).

Cheers MC

DSK wrote:

Doen't have to be slower. The boat may well be faster standing more
upright...

The Cappys Master wrote:
Of course it'll be slower if every time you get extra pressure you
dump the kite and have to crank it on again.
Especially if the chute self destructs as it flogs.


Oz, I think I see the picture. Navvie is confused about whether one is sailing
upwind or downwind when all this happens. He seems to think that the mainsail
will be luffing, and that easing the spinnaker sheet makes everything A-OK.

It would probably be kinder to let him hash this out with Bubbles, then they'll
both come out thinking they've "won."

DSK