RS800 Video Library

In the 29er the helm doesn't have the issue, so the technique was to send the single extension through the gybe underneath the main sheet. 

In the 49er I was never really coached, so my technique was 'home taught'! I would often hold the main sheet behind the wire and sheet that way downwind so it was always the right side of the wire but  sometimes (mostly light) I would passed the sheet around the wire on the entry to the gybe. Not sure which is better "textbook" technique, maybe the latter?  

In the 800 I'm trying to just do it by passing the sheet around the wire, as it's more comfortable sheeting that way and means you're always ready to gybe. I still drop the sheet every now and then, or leave it wrapped round the old wire!

I've seen some people drop the sheet as they step in, then pick it up again from the block as they pull the boom over. I'd rather always have the sheet in my hand though. 

Here's a little video to mark the first evening sail of 2018. Unfortunately, Bosley the dog doesn't have a buoyancy aid yet, so he'll have to wait.

Evening racing doesn't start for well over another month though, and I doubt work will allow me an early get away again, so maybe this was a premature blooming! 

When does evening sailing start for the rest of you?