How do you roll tack a beach catamaran?

I'm not sure I've ever seen that done....

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How do you roll tack a beach catamaran?

"Capt. JG" wrote
| I'm not sure I've ever seen that done....



And, you had me thinking your an expert on *everything*? Well, shut my mouth....

Cheers,
Ellen

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Ellen MacArthur wrote:

"Capt. JG" wrote
| I'm not sure I've ever seen that done....



And, you had me thinking your an expert on *everything*? Well, shut my mouth....

Cheers,
Ellen

Impossible. And, I doubt you can shut your mouth.

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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

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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

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

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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