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When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

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Bart Senior wrote:
When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

Apparent wind moving forward when coming down a wave?


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the words to the song, 'Wipeout'.

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When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

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Whether it is a good idea or not to "jumpstart" the surf by pulling in
the sails a bit just at the right time, just before the surf starts.
The added bonus is that the sails will be in the right position for
the added speed. But remember to let out the sails again when the surf
stops.
Witch boatclases uses this technique ?

Another conflicting thing is to keep still, to give the helmsman
better odds for keeping the surf longer. In some boats the crew should
probably move aft though.

Peter S/Y Anicula


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When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message

When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

Sheeting in as the boat speed increases to accommodate the heading apparent
wind.

Max

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1 point for the best answer Peter.


"Peter S/Y Anicula" wrote

Whether it is a good idea or not to "jumpstart" the surf by pulling in
the sails a bit just at the right time, just before the surf starts.
The added bonus is that the sails will be in the right position for
the added speed. But remember to let out the sails again when the surf
stops.
Witch boatclases uses this technique ?

Another conflicting thing is to keep still, to give the helmsman
better odds for keeping the surf longer. In some boats the crew should
probably move aft though.

Peter S/Y Anicula


"Bart Senior" skrev i en meddelelse
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When surfing on waves, what should the
sail trim crew be thinking about? [1 pt]

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Peter S/Y Anicula wrote:
Whether it is a good idea or not to "jumpstart" the surf by pulling in
the sails a bit just at the right time, just before the surf starts.
The added bonus is that the sails will be in the right position for
the added speed. But remember to let out the sails again when the surf
stops.

Also you have to be aware of class rules for pumping the sails. The
Lightning class used to allow pumping the spinnaker guy, which really
helped the boat leap forward, but took a bit of muscle & timing.


Witch boatclases uses this technique ?

Ones that are going slower than the waves under normal offwind sailing.

Sailing a fast A-sail boat or multihull is a whole different can o' worms!


Another conflicting thing is to keep still, to give the helmsman
better odds for keeping the surf longer. In some boats the crew should
probably move aft though.

For catching waves, keep weight forward, then to stay on the waves shift
it aft gently. It's also important that the helms person keep the nose
from burying in the wave in front, yet not make any radical movements
that slow the boat and pull it off the wave.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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Doug wrote:

It's also important that the helms person keep the nose
from burying in the wave in front, yet not make any radical
movements
that slow the boat and pull it off the wave.

Right you are. I remember from my dinghy days "capsizing forward" with
the trapeze crew swinging out in front of the boat, and me sort of
taking a step forward into the water just to windward of the bow, when
I couldn't manage to keep nose from burying itself in the wave I was
trying to overtake.
I probably swore a lot at the time, but in memory, it makes me wonder
why I don't sail dinghies anymore. Well maybe one day soon...

Peter S/Y Anicula

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Peter S/Y Anicula wrote:
Whether it is a good idea or not to "jumpstart" the surf by
pulling in
the sails a bit just at the right time, just before the surf
starts.
The added bonus is that the sails will be in the right position
for
the added speed. But remember to let out the sails again when the
surf
stops.

Also you have to be aware of class rules for pumping the sails. The
Lightning class used to allow pumping the spinnaker guy, which
really
helped the boat leap forward, but took a bit of muscle & timing.


Witch boatclases uses this technique ?

Ones that are going slower than the waves under normal offwind
sailing.

Sailing a fast A-sail boat or multihull is a whole different can o'
worms!


Another conflicting thing is to keep still, to give the helmsman
better odds for keeping the surf longer. In some boats the crew
should
probably move aft though.

For catching waves, keep weight forward, then to stay on the waves
shift
it aft gently. It's also important that the helms person keep the
nose
from burying in the wave in front, yet not make any radical
movements
that slow the boat and pull it off the wave.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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I think this depends on the type of hull. If the
hull has a v-section forward, moving forward
won't help. Shifting weight to make the water
see the flattest part of the boat is what works.

Also, I find giving the rudder one good pull on the
tiller away from the boom, at just the right moment
points the boat up a bit and keeps it from nosing into
the preceding wave.


"DSK" wrote

For catching waves, keep weight forward, then to stay on the waves shift
it aft gently. It's also important that the helms person keep the nose
from burying in the wave in front, yet not make any radical movements
that slow the boat and pull it off the wave.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King