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Boat is overpowered in a gust:
http://i1.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/8f/19/843e_1.JPG Spinnaker flogging, boom dragging in the water and cannot be eased further. In the pic, the boat is still moving forward but very soon the foils will stall and she will be uncontrollable. The skipper has a few seconds to take action or they will capsize. What should he do? As a bonus question, what is different about the boat in the pic from most conventional sloops that might affect the skipper's range of successful options? Fresh Breezes- Doug King |