Arse dangling
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Arse dangling
Posted By: Kev M
Subject: Arse dangling
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 10:27am
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Being new to sailing I've got plenty of questions, most of them stupid, so here's the first of today's. Why do some people dangle their arse over and down the side or a dinghy (such as a laser), is there a performance gain to be had? Apart from damage it does your knees surely it must make it more difficult to get back into the boat than if you had your weight the same distance from the center point but higher up? Cheers, Kev ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
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Posted By: kevg
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 11:23am
| This is just poor technique and often called poo hiking. |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 12:10pm
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Ah, so it's a habit I don't want to fall into then. Cheers. ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: PeterV
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 12:34pm
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Styles come and go. Pre Laser days it was common to drop down the side of the boat and hike with the thigh against the outside of the boat. This requires a lot more freeboard than the Laser's got, and is only any good at sea where the wind isn't going to be shifting a lot as its difficult to get back in the boat again. Lasers haven't got enough freeboard for this and it was soon found that 'straight leg' hiking got your body further outboard. This technique is now much more common on all boats, even where the cockpit depth means the legs are still very bent at the knee. Dropping your arse further down just means your legs are becoming tired, or your toe straps are getting loose! I usually tack when my legs get too tired! ------------- PeterV Finn K197, Finn GBR564, GK29 Warsash |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 12:36pm
You have a blaze - you don't want to be in the habit of hiking out  Kidding. I think most blazes have their toe straps too far inboard to get a drop hike, they more or less encourage a straighter leg technique. ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: PeterV
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 12:38pm
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Pre Laser days it was common to drop down the outside of the boat so your thigh was against the topside. It was reasonably comfortable but difficult to get back in the boat again, so only really any good at sea when the wind was steadier. There's not enough freeboard to do this on a Laser and it was soon found that 'straight leg' hiking got your body further outboard. This technique is now more common on all boats and arse dangling proabaly means your legs are getting tired or the toestrap's too lose. I usually tack when my legs are getting tired! ------------- PeterV Finn K197, Finn GBR564, GK29 Warsash |
Posted By: rogue
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 1:56pm
| knee wrecking sh1t-boxes... |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 2:18pm
its getting very boring now  you do not have to post this every time someone posts the word l***r!!!!!!!  ------------- |
Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 5:05pm
Brilliant tactician!
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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 04 Mar 12 at 8:09pm
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That arse danglng technique should be banned, what's the rule no, is it 69 (should be) ungentlemanly conduct, bringing the sport into disrepute. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: LASERNUT
Date Posted: 04 Mar 12 at 10:20pm
| Easy thing with a laser is that if it hurts you are doing it wrong ( and 99% of the time slow as well). Pain in back and/or knees toestrap is too loose, pain in hips or ankles its too tight. The boat is trying to tell you what is wrong! You would be a bit stupid not to listen to it. Works with almost all hiking boats. |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 05 Mar 12 at 9:14am
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So if everthing hurts you're doing it right then? ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |