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Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:22 pm
by claymore
Does anyone know how to do it?
in
23kts of breeze from NW
Wind against tide
course SW
1 reef in Main
Half-furled Genoa (ish)
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:41 pm
by jim.r
Shout lee ho , put the helm over and chuckle as the crew scramble into action!
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:57 pm
by Clyde_Wanderer
jim.r wrote:Shout lee ho , put the helm over and chuckle as the crew scramble into action!
And if that doesent work, place yer heid firmely between legs an kiss yer Erse gooooooodby.
C_W
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:52 pm
by ubergeekian
claymore wrote:Does anyone know how to do it?
in
23kts of breeze from NW
Wind against tide
course SW
1 reef in Main
Half-furled Genoa (ish)
Isn't that a nice beam reach? Why would you want to tack or gybe?
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:25 pm
by claymore
Perhaps to avoid hitting land, for example in the Sound of Luing.....
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:44 am
by ubergeekian
claymore wrote:Perhaps to avoid hitting land, for example in the Sound of Luing.....
Get a stronger boat and use the bounce-tack manoeuvre?
Re: Tacking instead of Gybing
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:15 pm
by claymore
Don't you find that tends to result in spilt coffee if undertaken at 11:00 hrs?