Heavy Air Tips
HEAVY AIR TECHNIQUES - Sailing To Win Blog!
I have set out below a number of heavy air techniques that will help you sail more competitively. Success and speed in heavy air grows from a combination of ...
Heavy Air Tips - Beam of Destiny & Jockstraps
4)The driver is at the mercy of the trimmers. At the first sign of a roundup crank the pole back, ease the sheet; at the first sign of a round-down, ease the ...
Own the Heavy Air Run - Quantum Sails
Keep the weight aft. Ease both sails and hike in the puffs to help the driver bear off. Trim and move to leeward if you feel the boat getting ...
J/70 TIPS: HEAVY AIR - North Sails
The key to speed upwind is keeping the boat flat and balanced. This is achieved two ways: rig tune and trim.
LEARN TO LOVE SAILING IN HEAVY AIR - North Sails
Learn to get better at it and actually start to dominate in the breeze. Here are some tips to help shake your nerves and get you confident for that next heavy ...
Heavy Air Skippering - World Tasar Class Association
Try to focus on being smooth rather than quick with all your motions/sheet movements. Sometimes a well timed pump to get down a wave can help, but far more ...
Upwind in heavy air | SailingForums.com
I had the cunningham pulled down as far as I could but since most of the time it was 20+ winds it could only help so much. I guess I'm ...
Dealing with Heavy Air and Direct Air back to back is nightmare fuel
Bonus tip, if you go with shipmaster, his hero has 100% invis uptime, so you can have him run around the map to the mini bases. When there are ...
Light Air or Heavy Air - What's Most Frustrating? | SailNet Community
Beer, music, and an asymmetric spinnaker can help with light air. Maybe even a fishing pole. Like. Reactions: AncientTech · Save Share. Reply ...
Heavy Air Downwind - Sportboat Survival Thread
... heavy air struggles we are still learning about so I'll be watching closely for tips, hints, tricks and advice. My first thought on that ...
Learn to love sailing in heavy air - Sail-World.com
Learn to get better at it and actually start to dominate in the breeze. Here are some tips to help shake your nerves and get you confident for that next heavy ...
Why Can't I Point? Part 4: Heavy Air - Quantum Sails
What constitutes “heavy air” is relative based on type of boat and experience level. I define it as the moment when controlling the heel becomes ...
Trimming main in heavy Air | Sailboat Owners Forums
Through experience, I have found that easing the sheets and moving the traveler up to the high side centers the boom and opens the leach thus depowering and ...
Light & Heavy Air - Speed & Smarts
This webinar series is designed to help anyone who wants to sail faster and smarter in light and heavy air. It covers a wide range of boatspeed, strategic ...
Advanced Heavy Air Crewing Technique - 505 Class
Going into foot mode, the objective is to accelerate quickly without undo weather helm or the boat wanting to tip over. Transitioning into point mode, the ...
Heavy Air Techniques - YouTube
Provides tips on how to sail the Precision 18 sailboat in heavy air (ie: strong winds). #Precision18 #LakeSailing #TrailerSailer.
Heavy Air Gybes: Conquer Fear with Technique - SailZing.com
Watching Laser sailors gybe is very similar to what a MC gybe should look like. Team Volvo Tips - Laser Gybing with Nick Thompson. In light ...
Shorthanded Heavy-Air Spinnaker Strategies - SpinSheet
Flying and dousing a spinnaker in heavy air does not have to be scary ... Great Chesapeake Schooner Race Photos, See the Bay: Urbanna, 10 Tips for ...
Tighten sail controls – It is assumed that all sail ties, especially corner ties are properly tied and that none are missing, especially in heavy air.
Sail Trim for Heavy Air Downwind
Reading the latest Mainsheet article on a C30 sailing back for Cuba in heavy air; 20-25 knts reminded me of a simalr experience with or C30.