broaching
As a novice, it is not clear to me what the conditions are for creating a broach in the scot and how one prevents it. I read somewhere that one never wants to head up into the wind when a puff hits but continue downwind and even bear off more to "keep under" the sail. I am not sure what that means. Besides, someone in my fleet advised that I could head up a bit into the wind to take the puff more broadside. According to him, that would move the sail into a smaller angle of incidence and spill the wind more. Any thoughts anyone?
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I have some knowledge and experience with this subject.
Wilson: Thanks for the help.
quote:[i]Originally posted by frank barbehenn[/i] [br]Wilson:
Frank, I found out another way to go over when sailing down win
Thanks for the help on this.
Frank, I learned many years ago, and after sailing 15 Midwinter
I also experienced a bow going under at the '96 NAC at Oswego.
Frank, A good rule to follow is "keep the boat underneath the
Frank, The way one gets in trouble downwind is the direction of
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