Heavy Air Skippering
RYA Day Skipper, still in the BVIs - Sailing Mirounga
Back to The Moorings. We wake up in our rainforest Airbnb to heavy rain and cool air. Annoyingly none of the clothes we left hanging outside ...
When the Going Gets Light | Sailing World
Sometimes it is helpful to move the jib lead aft near to the heavy-air setting to open the leech and flatten the lower sections. ... skipper to do ...
Heavy air: No wrinkles to very tight. Leech Line: Always make sure it is as ... In full planing conditions, one or two of the crew should move behind the skipper.
Tippecanoe Boats at ModelSailboat.com
T37 Accessories: Great gift ideas for the skipper who has everything. Hats, racing instructional DVDs, heavy air rigs, multiple stands, and more! T47 ...
Heavy Weather Sailing in a Multihull - Shuttleworth Design
Skipper Peter Phillips said boat speed was 15 to 20 knots at the time. ... In fact the boat is really moving crabwise through the air, at best the wind ...
Optimum skipper weight 60-80kgs. The Build. Producing complete ... For heavier air foils the emphasis is more on reducing drag. On lighter air ...
Skipper's Logs - 2013 Atlantic Cup - GryphonSolo2
However, in the wee hours of the morning, a major squall hit us and we had to take down our A6 heavy air fractional kite in about 30 knots of wind, which was ...
Hobie 17 - International Hobie Class Association
Sailing Characteristics. The 17 is a heavy air machine. The added leverage of the wings for trapezing makes the 17 go upwind like no other catamaran, and the ...
Heavy Air Tips - Beam of Destiny & Jockstraps
1)Aliens tends to leave the #3 up downwind in very heavy air. · 2)When the boat is way overpowered in big waves, the way I chicken out is to sail higher (maybe ...
Full Keel Sailboats ... Favorable Argument
As a skipper I'm also caring for the crew and making sure we ... heavy air with it, and without any electronic means of automatic steering.
What Was Unique About The Beechcraft Skipper? - Simple Flying
This severe downturn was due to the shift in market demand from ... The aircraft's name, Skipper, reflects a sense of sky navigation.
Tips for skippering with crew on the wire - Cal Sailing Club
... weight. In other words, she can calmly stand on the rail doing ... Except for special circumstances (e.g. extremely light air or ...
The Keys To Successful Summer Sailing on SF Bay
... air situated over the Pacific Ocean. As this cool air flows through ... strong winds that the Bay is famous for. These spring and ...
Questions (and answers) about how to sail C-15s fast and safe
How do you jibe a C-15 in heavy air without capsizing. By Marisa ... Moving crew weight, such as moving the skipper forward changes the ...
5 top tips: How to gybe in strong winds - Yachting World
The boat that was originally constructed for US skipper Ken Read's ... heavy-air gybe. The rig set up on the VO70 demands slick crew ...
Wind speed | SailingForums.com
On the flip side, an adult skipper who weighs up to 180 or 190 lbs. ... Can I get an "amen" for the occasional heavy air outing? Alan Glos
Fairlead - move it aft in heavy air when overpowered; otherwise, all the way forward. ... The skipper has the helm and thus should make small weight ...
Manage Upwind Helm Balance for Speed and Feel - SailZing.com
Many tuning guides suggest raising the boards in heavy air. World class dinghy sailors even try to momentarily raise the centerboard in puffs. Besides moving ...
Preparing and Sailing a Snipe | SnipeToday - Snipe.org
... skipper under 130 pounds in a strong breeze. For smaller skippers or consistent heavy-air conditions, a 2:1 mainsheet makes more sense. The ...
Radio-Controlled Sailboat Accessories - Tippecanoe Boats
The Heavy Air Rig comes complete with carbon fiber mast, carbon fiber booms, and all the hardware, sails and rigging. At the lake, switching from the standard ...