Sonar

   I'm going to be racing a Sonar this summer.

Normally I'm in a Laser or on a board, so what is a good angle of heel to sail a Sonar at? I'm sure that someone will say as flat as possible, but we are a light crew so what's a good trade off between using the righting of the keel and slowing it down with too much heel?

I can check heel with an app on my phone that is well damped.

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Riv Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 13 Location: South Devon Online Status: Offline Posts: 353	Post Options Post Reply Quote Riv Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Sonar Posted: 24 Apr 16 at 10:00pm
	I'm going to be racing a Sonar this summer. Normally I'm in a Laser or on a board, so what is a good angle of heel to sail a Sonar at? I'm sure that someone will say as flat as possible, but we are a light crew so what's a good trade off between using the righting of the keel and slowing it down with too much heel? I can check heel with an app on my phone that is well damped.

Riv Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 13 Location: South Devon Online Status: Offline Posts: 353	Post Options Post Reply Quote Riv Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jul 17 at 9:13pm
	Solved the problem anyway, choose the angle, about 10deg and sail the boat to the telltales. Works ok

marwen Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Jun 20 Location: Canda Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote marwen Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 20 at 7:56am
	Great!