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Originally posted by sailor.jon is this because you would be traveling so fast the apparent wind is greater then the true wind speed?

Actually the apparent wind is stronger then true wind speed every time you go upwind:-)

But yes, sailcraft that achieve high multiples of true wind speed (ice yachts best example) are sailing with the sheets pretty much hard in pretty much all of the time. No really fast craft has a spinnaker, they're only for medium speed boats!

To go upwind I guess you must just point upwind and watch the sails flap until you've slowed down enough to let thm fill again!

that is a mad picture!!   wish i could do that in my stratos!!

yer it would be one way of saying to the helm to bare away!!   got to try that some day!!

maybe i might try this next time there is no wind!!

Handstand trapezing - It's easily possible - I
occasionaly do it on a 420 (not usually while racing).
I just go out as usual, rest my feet on the shrowd,
kick and spin round. You have to be quite low on the
wire Whilst you're holding onto the rim of the
gunwale you're quite secure... I think thats how I do it
- you've just got to kinda go for it I guess
Yeah, you're legs to kind of flop over a bit. (btw, don't
try to helm or do anything )

Anybody ever tried trapezing back to front? so you
look down at the water??