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    Posted: 22 Sep 14 at 4:48pm
You could attach it to a fixed spar, how about the mast not the boom? 

And then to get more righting moment stand on the side of the boat instead of sitting
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Originally posted by kneewrecker

I think he says you clip it back to the floor....


Not in that video he doesn't ... anyway ... like I say ... sell tickets for the first windy test run ...
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I think he says you clip it back to the floor....
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I think he's lost it!  Is that the V-Barge in the back ground?
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Originally posted by fish n ships

Would it not be better to anchor the rope to the far side of the boat rather than the boom?  Possibly the shroud point? Either way i would have thought the better option is to buy a boat suitable for your physical abilities...



I know ... instead of the boom why not the mast ... perhaps near the hounds ... add an adjuster then hook to that ... perhaps you could call it a trapeze ...
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Originally posted by kneewrecker

one assumes you unclip before tacking and gybing?  


I fear you have missunderstood the "concept" ... he has attached the mainsheet to his chest harness.

So if you unclip it the boom will travel freely ... slamming against the shroud post gybe probably snapping the boom or dropping the rig post gybe in a breeze ...

Edited by boatbasher - 22 Sep 14 at 2:39pm
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Would it not be better to anchor the rope to the far side of the boat rather than the boom?  Possibly the shroud point?

Either way i would have thought the better option is to buy a boat suitable for your physical abilities...
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So the wind drops suddenly... you sit in, and the boom sheets out faster than you can take up the slack. Or you get a sudden header and need to tack in a hurry? Or get a huge gust, the boat capsizes and you are tied to it with far more rope floating round than a trapeze has

I kind of like the idea, but feel that attaching yourself to the accellerator in a dinghy is maybe not that sensible. Good to see some lateral thinking, though.
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one assumes you unclip before tacking and gybing?  
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Originally posted by kneewrecker

surely the point is it's an aid, so if you wanted to ease the take up the slack in the system by 'perching harder' and preventing the boom from going out?
I think it would be worth a try...  


You have to be kidding ...

Just think you are perching nicely and are hit by a vicious gust ... what do you think is going to happen? The boom will drag you into the the boat and you will capsize ... especially if you are small and lightweight.

Imagine gybing in a strong breeze ... the sheet loading up as the sail fills on the new side ... it would whip you into the cockpit ...

He needs to sell tickets for his first tests on a breezy day

Edited by boatbasher - 22 Sep 14 at 2:25pm
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