Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't you guys unreef in the tack of the (short) upwind endleg? ;-) After the downwind leg it's easy ofcourse... Op 14-feb-06, om 21:49 heeft Richard S. Taylor het volgende geschreven: > Definitely time for a reef. Any dinghy sailor knows that keeping > the boat flat is the way to go upwind fastest. > > I don't know what is done elsewhere, but around here in these > conditions it's not uncommon in boats this size to compromise > upwind speed to avoid having to shake out the reef when you get to > the weather mark - and maybe put it back in for the next weather leg. > > It's a question of crew capability and safety - and how much fun > you want to have vs. how much you want to win. > > Dick > >> Looks like reefing weather :-) >> >> >> >> Op 14-feb-06, om 20:24 heeft Barry Hinderks het volgende geschreven: >> >>> Since the scenes down in New Orleans are so bleak for sailors >>> here are a >>> few shots from the frozen North. Shot these a couple weeks ago as >>> the local >>> sailing club geared up for a regular Sunday around the buoys. >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/Sailing-Shots >>> Comments good, bad and even ugly are welcome. >>> BarryH >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >