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    Posted: 19 Oct 06 at 10:39pm
Originally posted by Isis

II tend to stick to a dagger grip across the chest unless the wire/crew is in the way or before/after manouvers and in marginal conditions when I switch to an 'above shoulder' spear grip.I think....


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over shoulder, hand at chest level (does that get called spear?). maybee that is cos the tillers on the 12 are really long. havent taken crews eye out as far as i know, Skiffe?

from memory i move my hand in a bit to take the sheet before the tacks, but i dont really know, it all happens kinda fast.

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i find that frying pan grip is the way always seem to tw*at myself around the head with the tiller, also i find i get better feel for what the rudders doing with the frying pan grip

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I'd never thought about it, but in all the photos I am using a spear grip so I guess that is my favourite! Gives you good purchase for the sometimes necessary aggressive bear away! 
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OK Tim so how do you get the mainsheet in when you round the leeward mark?
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Originally posted by redback

OK Tim so how do you get the mainsheet in when you round the leeward mark?


Surely the same way as all the other grips?  Pull the mainsheet in towards your tiller hand, clamp and repeat.  Granted, it would appear an arkward pulling angle to get it to the tiller hand, though none the less, still doable.  Of course it may just appear arkward because its not the way i hold the tiller.

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Originally posted by redback

OK Tim so how do you get the mainsheet in when you round the leeward mark?


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Villans got it! I have a voice activated mainsheet system... the louder i shout, the faster it gets sheeted 

On a serious note... I just pivot the extension up so it points skywards in front of my face and use the standard grip method as described by Doug. If anything, I would say it is easier than the frying pan as you can easily get your hand in front of you... either that or I use my teeth a lot
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