What gives a boat 'height'?

   The angle of the burgee when sailing upwind will vary depending on how windy it is ... the more wind there is the more it will run down the centreline.
I would never look at a burgee upwind unless I am bobbing around on a gravel pit in no wind trying to work out what is going on ...

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	The angle of the burgee when sailing upwind will vary depending on how windy it is ... the more wind there is the more it will run down the centreline. I would never look at a burgee upwind unless I am bobbing around on a gravel pit in no wind trying to work out what is going on ...

Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 09 at 11:35am
	Sounds to me like you have been sailing in conditions with a bit of wind shear. And you need to sail with a little more twist. Let the kicker off and the top have of the sail won't stall so much. Is the main top leach tell tail streaming?
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ellistine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 06 Mar 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 762	Post Options Post Reply Quote ellistine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 09 at 11:20am
	We seem to be struggling for height when sailing upwind in our Vago. I appreciate that a Vago isn't going to be setting the world a light in it's upwind abilities but I'm sure we used to be able to go higher than we are at the moment. I'm steering to the telltales yet the burgee doesn't seem to point as far forward as it used to. What are the key attributes of a boat that allows it to sail higher into the wind?