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    Posted: 01 May 13 at 4:04pm
Originally posted by Fraggle

Can't stand centre jammers though so I always unthread it when I borrow his boat.  Would never recommend one.

Second that.  

I used one for years - thought they were 'it' after moving as a teenager from my aft-sheeted Firefly to a 'proper' racer with centre-mainsheet.

Felt totally comfortable with centre jammers, clicking away like fury in gusty winds; I even installed one on my Laser 2 in the 90's.

Then I switched at our builder's request to an off-the-boom ratchet block ("I'll fit you a centre jammer if you don't get on with off-the-boom", he said) and suddenly realised that half my capsizes over the years were down to the wretched centre jammer.

Would never go back to a jammer voluntarily.  

As a useful by-product, I trim a lot more nowadays on the beat!
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Originally posted by pondmonkey


Originally posted by Fraggle

Definitely can, my Dad has one on his boat.  Can't stand centre jammers though so I always unthread it when I borrow his boat.  Would never recommend one.  Its also how my Dad managed to crash his unmanned boat into a brand new Nova last year - fell out the boat with a cleated main, boat took off at high speed.

bring him along to the FOM- he sounds like a legend!


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Originally posted by LASERNUT

Originally posted by pondmonkey


Originally posted by Fraggle

Definitely can, my Dad has one on his boat.  Can't stand centre jammers though so I always unthread it when I borrow his boat.  Would never recommend one.  Its also how my Dad managed to crash his unmanned boat into a brand new Nova last year - fell out the boat with a cleated main, boat took off at high speed.

bring him along to the FOM- he sounds like a legend!


Yes he is!

Can't disagree with that.  Also a legend in the apres sail!


Centre jammers - only as a spare hand. i.e when pulling the kite up. Mind you I recall from my distant Fireball days we used to cleat the main and play the kicker - is that still how it is done?


Edited by timeintheboat - 01 May 13 at 10:01pm
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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