I would think that bearing off would make things worse. Speed would
increase. I think dumping sails is the better move.

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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What else? There is lots more to it.

I know on smaller cats you dump the jib if
it tries to submarine. Is that true for big cat?

Unlike mono's where heading up often gets you
out of trouble, I understand on that Cat, bearing
away is the better choice.

OzOne wrote
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 23:14:24 -0500, "Bart Senior"
scribbled thusly:

Can you name the principal differences in handling
a cat vs a monohull Oz?



Yep, cat's carve an arc much larger than a mono when they turn and in
doing so transfer weight to the outside hull.
Cats push the leeward bow down with sailing forces so you need to keep
this always in mind when you make any man ever which will increase
thos forces.
Theres lost of other stuff about where they carry the point around
which they pitch ( well aft ) which becomes relevant at higher speeds
in a sea.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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