Weight equalisation

The wire is purely to support your weight, positioned correctly it offers support for your back.

Originally posted by 423zero Think about the angle the wire is from your body to the mast, it's not much off vertical, if you stood at the side of your boat and tried to tip boat on its side using the exact same angle, you wouldn't tip it over.

Youve just made the case for me. Exactly why moving the wire further away helps pull the boat over.

Originally posted by Oatsandbeans Exactly right-the only thing that matters for the righting moment is the distance from the centre line to the centre of mass of the sailor. You don’t have to think about anything else it will just confuse your thinking (a bit like the lee bow effect conundrum!)

Ah but I’ve proved myself correct time and again with my tidal lee bow theory’s by winning race after race, just as my hook height theorys proved correct in windsurfing as I pioneered lower and lower hook height in the early days. However I’m not claiming to know this one, which is why I’m asking the question and so far nothing written here so far has convinced me not to try. I think like lots of things y’all have been doing it wrong all these years 😉

Lot of cack handed thinking here. It’s the mast and sail attached to it that’s trying to tip the boat over. So just as fatter head sails have more adverse heeling moment so does having a wire attached to the mast high up to counter the heel What then happens the combine weight downforce is spread to weather . The bigger the wire angle the further to weather. Taller helms therefor being faster and able to sail the boat flat,
I agree with the issues having a too high hook would cause in lulls a consequence of my thinking marred by years of having a boom to hang on if necessary, but I think I might have a work around. The point still wrankles though as to why so many think it’s wrong

How sail boats work (simplified)

Edited by tink - 03 Jan 22 at 8:26am