What’s the Ijsselmeer like.

   I suppose the bigger the boat the less darting around you can do. We sailed a reefed Soling on Garda with short steep waves in 25knts and the top shroud came adrift, twas very exciting (brown trousers), It was a hired boat and I should of checked it out a bit better . Still, we managed. 
 I've read or viewed most of the usual stuff on dealing with waves, my technique is still not particularly fantastic (read bad). Most of the books say what to do in "waves" and what to do when "flat".  Are there any more comprehensive books about that deal with the issue?

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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Topic: What’s the Ijsselmeer like. Posted: 15 Jan 08 at 9:54am
	I suppose the bigger the boat the less darting around you can do. We sailed a reefed Soling on Garda with short steep waves in 25knts and the top shroud came adrift, twas very exciting (brown trousers), It was a hired boat and I should of checked it out a bit better . Still, we managed. I've read or viewed most of the usual stuff on dealing with waves, my technique is still not particularly fantastic (read bad). Most of the books say what to do in "waves" and what to do when "flat". Are there any more comprehensive books about that deal with the issue? Edited by GK.LaserII

NeilP Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 271	Post Options Post Reply Quote NeilP Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 08 at 11:44am
	Bethwaite's treatment of waves is pretty good, and very comprehensive. I'd start there if I were you. Otherwise, go out and sail. Whatever feels fast usually is.
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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 08 at 12:05pm
	Bethwaite again I should of guessed, cheers Neil. As for sailing more, the crew and I are part of that liberated group "Without any new kids, enough readies" so we get all the sailing we want. Just need a little theory to back up the practice. "High performance sailing" then. Edited by GK.LaserII

NeilP Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 271	Post Options Post Reply Quote NeilP Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 08 at 1:02pm
	Can't speak for any other class, but in FD's the priority in lots of wind and chop is to keep the boat on the plane upwind. Even a small wave taken wrong can lose you a couple of boatlengths - happens to me regularly!! Steering is fast in a chop, but too much steering is the perfect way to keep an FD off the plane. The trick seems to be to get the boat set up as neutral as possible and use a little bit of rudder and a lot of physical effort. MUCH easier said than done! Make of all that what you will, I'm by no means a sailing god like all the Cherub boys like us to think they are, and I don't know how well things will translate from the FD to shorter or slower boats that don't plane upwind as readily Neil
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