The Captains Nemesis wrote:


OK.....I've noticed guys doing it, never thought of it being caused by
anything buy impatience and lack of finesse.
It's one of the things we look at hard when someone in the Etchells
complains of lack of speed.

The Etchells has a nice balanced rudder and flat aft sections, I'd think it
wouldn't be too sensitive to oversteering.

But then, one of the fastest helmsmen I ever sailed with didn't move the tiller.
Once I realized that he was steering more with heel angle and mainshet tension, I
used to watch his hand closely... he did it instinctively and was used to winning
by miles. I swear he only moved the tiller about two inches in full-press roll
tacks.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King