The Tasar v the Icon

Originally posted by jeffers Slippiness was not something I had an issue with ... as the crew fell in

Then I can only conclude either the Wicked Wing Wang or the Merlinb**tards sprayed it with suntan lotion..

Or that jumping jellyfish came in and slimed us when we were not looking.

No you are all of course right in me learning to tack correctly, it is a constant irritant which I'm sure would also improve my single handed sailing, I'm always getting in a mess, particularly going from port to starboard, the other way isn't so problematic for some reason, but yes the teeth come into play or as we found in the icon another routine where the crew takes it from me until I switch and climb mount gunwale (it's a long way up for short people and in the case of boats like the 300, insurmountable in a North Face of the Eiger kind of way), the Icon just added to the issue I'm half way up then end up slipping back down into the boat, we both spent a fair amount of time squatted in the bottom.

Edited by iGRF - 25 Jul 14 at 11:59am

splitties are indeed that tick.... they make for very uncomfortable footwear when wearing drysuits, but allegedly Madame Whiplash's Dungeon near Broxbourne thought they were rather, erm, 'neat'.

Edited by kneewrecker - 25 Jul 14 at 11:19am

grf
Beware pulling the jib cunningham (downhaul) to tight or it will spoil pointing. the tension on the halyard on a standard set up is not the same as jib luff tension with a forestay.
Have a play and see what it does dont just yank it on hard.
Had zip luff jibs on my 505 for years never an issue.

Maybe try some sailing boots for grip? Your comment about your "splitties" (whatever they are) being nearly as grippy as bare feet suggests it is the wrong kind of grip for a dinghy non-slip, as bare feet really don't grip that well either.

You cleat the main going through the tacks? Why not just learn the proper method of tacking, and then you will find a whole area of sailing tactics opens up, as well as being able to switch from one set up to another without struggling.