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redback
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
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Topic: Depowering on a 3 sail Reach Posted: 08 Sep 09 at 11:38am |
Its much more effective to bear away and so if you do what the fast asymetrics do you'll be OK and that is don't get close to boats to leeward. A skilled crew can of course hold the kite with the leading curled in this reduces the heeling forces and enables you to weather the gust a bit. A flogging kite is a disaster though. On a boat like the 4000 with no room to bear away, the main goes out first, the spinnaker is curled next and if that doesn't work we swim.
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Garry
Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536 |
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Boat control and not capsizing are faster - so it may be faster in the long run to 2 sail it. especially if you have no room to leeward or the reach is tight. Another option is to go high 2 sail for half the reach and low 3 sail for the rest.
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Garry
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