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    Posted: 20 Dec 07 at 8:15pm
to quote myself from favourite photies:
"yeah i have it from a very reliable sourse that they do big (bigger than you would in most boats) rudder moments while going over waves upwind. Its fast in a finn."
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There are no straight lines in waves.
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isnt he on top of a wave and bearing away down it?

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Hi,

On the main web page of Y and Y there is a shot of Anthony Nossiter sailing a FInn I think.  He seems to be trying to sail close-hauled to windward, more or less in a straight line.  He is generating a huge amount of drag, the stick is about 30 degrees off the centre-line.  I'm sure this guy is a champ so I don't mean to make any critcism of his personal style but it cant be very efficient can it ?  Is it just an old'fashioned design ?  Anybody like to enlighten a very run -of -the -mill club sailor ?

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