29er tips

Well, on Skiffs you need to be very careful about your weight placement. You have to sit in the middle of the boat until it begins to lean on its own. If you try and sit on the side when the boat isn't leaning it will go straight over.

While you are getting used to the boat, I would make sure you had quite a bit of cunningham, outhaul etc. on just so the sail isn't too overpowered and you can grasp everything without worrying about keeping the boat from capsizing too much.

I would recommend foot loops aswell, just to help with the grip issue, and to keep you nice and stuck onto the boat. I have seen a few people get ripped (if that's the right word?) from their 29ers in waves etc.

I haven't sailed a 29er before but I have looked at them before, and talked to people who sail them so I can't really say much more.


Edited by Mister Nick

i am new to 29ers but i just resived some top coaching at youth sail and he said that you must keep a steady helm expesaily at speed so keep the tiller on the deck or on your knee

so are foot loops the best thing or is the helm bum loop better?

It makes a difference, we use them on the lake as soon as theres enough breeze to really swing it down

yea, we had them, he just never felt the need to use them. then again almost all of our sailing (bar a few outings) were in relatively flat water.