How to ‘Go Fast Downwind by Rooster Sailing
by Steve Cockerill 23 Aug 2007 20:18 BST
23 August 2007
How to go fast downwind © Rooster
How to ‘Go Fast Downwind’ – even when you are 10kg heavier than the rest of the fleet!
So the answer to this riddle is get as far back in the boat as possible when you are planing – but be very careful not to sink the transom. The other hard part is being able to react quickly to the wind dying and moving forward again. At the Laser Radial Nationals, I found myself catching up other heats in the racing - this was one of the most obvious differences in my boat trim and those I was catching off wind.
There are a few commandments in sailing which I used to make the Boat Whisperer DVDs – pull the rudder towards you and the boom will go towards the water – and push the rudder and it will go away from the water.
The Third Commandment is that nothing is always true without clarification. In this case the clarification is, "when planing"!
If you are wondering what I was wearing in the lovely sunny Weymouth Weather –
Rooster Pro Hikers size medium with large Rooster Hike Pads,
large Rooster Hot Top,
large Rooster Aquafleece (red sleeves),
Rooster Hike Boots (ML) along with Rooster Wet Socks,
Rooster Beanie Hat,
Rooster Black Diamond Buoyancy Aid and
Rooster Race Bib size medium.
Special Features of my Laser®:
Mainsheet – Rooster 7mm Polilite - £18.50
Rooster Padded Toe strap - Black £22
Rooster Toe strap Adjustment Pack - £3.50
Clew Strap for the Laser® the original - £9.95
Laser Vectran Traveler - £15
Rooster Carbon Tiller - £135
Rooster 19mm Carbon Tiller Extension - £60
Rooster Race Spec Control Lines - £185
Harken Kicker System - £159
Silva 73R Compass Complete - £115
We also have a wide selection of replica spars and sails now available at Rooster Sailing – an Upper Mast is just - £60!
Replica Standard Sail - £205
Replica Radial Sail - £195
Replica 4.7 Sail - £185
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