A bit of twist
- Thread starter dewhunter
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Re: a tether is a not bad thing
Yes she did, this was the first time on the boat and learned the benefits of having a tether on. The cat has never protested the tether since. After a summer of sailing she is quite comfortable aboard without falling off again.
Yes she did, this was the first time on the boat and learned the benefits of having a tether on. The cat has never protested the tether since. After a summer of sailing she is quite comfortable aboard without falling off again.
yep... contrary to what some people believe, the flatter you can keep the boat, the more efficiently it will move thru the water.
but any wind that is strong enough to push a monohull sailboat to a moderate speed will cause a little bit of heel no matter how you trim the sails, unless your running dead down wind....
those who believe that if the rail isnt in the water, the boat isnt moving fast enough are actually only stressing the boat to a very high degree and making more work for themselves... the allusion of speed comes from the excitement level of the need to react quickly in gusts... so in the cockpit things are indeed happening fast, whereas the poor boat is laboring under a skipper that doesnt know any better.... but a lot of us do it from time to time, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose just for effect, so we can see how our lubberly crew reacts to it
and a cat or small dog overboard in rough weather will most likely be lost by the time you get the boat turned about... tethers or lifeline netting is a good thing... or both.
but any wind that is strong enough to push a monohull sailboat to a moderate speed will cause a little bit of heel no matter how you trim the sails, unless your running dead down wind....
those who believe that if the rail isnt in the water, the boat isnt moving fast enough are actually only stressing the boat to a very high degree and making more work for themselves... the allusion of speed comes from the excitement level of the need to react quickly in gusts... so in the cockpit things are indeed happening fast, whereas the poor boat is laboring under a skipper that doesnt know any better.... but a lot of us do it from time to time, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose just for effect, so we can see how our lubberly crew reacts to it
and a cat or small dog overboard in rough weather will most likely be lost by the time you get the boat turned about... tethers or lifeline netting is a good thing... or both.
Centerline, I have been preaching that for years and won every race but only one disagreement. I would say max 14 degree heel. I had to be funny sir. Now just wave a magic wand so I have no more snow meganon of 60 plus inches in the last three weeks in the mountains of Virginia. feel free to contact me anytime.
Crazy dave
Crazy dave
Being a tech and having set up all kinds of hi performance toys, I found out early on that perceived needed to be proven with cold hard data. I have always used data loggers and accurate testing equipment when testing and making changes to any system. I have never seen the advantage in using up the margins with little or no gain. Real thrills are more fun that perceived ones.
Is that a AIR traveler?
Wow. Unless I'm going blind I don't see a bar; do you use tension between the control lines to hold the car in'place'?? That seems crazy to me. When its near the middle, it will be pulled toward the boom like a bowstring on a bow.
Wow. Unless I'm going blind I don't see a bar; do you use tension between the control lines to hold the car in'place'?? That seems crazy to me. When its near the middle, it will be pulled toward the boom like a bowstring on a bow.
yes it is. The T shape is obtained by routing the first line thru the block on the cockpit floor(original mainsheet anchor) then horizontaly to blocks on the cockpit sides. A couple more loops gives you adjustment. Other air travellers I've seen are a V or U shape, they tend to change main tension as well as sheet position. This one doesn't and allows 2' of travel. No bar or car required.
Clever!
But you have to keep the two control lines in constant tension for the car not to move vertically?
