HEY new speed record
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wind angle goes forward on a constant heading as boat speed increases.. They were probably sailing about 90 degrees off the true wind but because of the boat speed, they have to be close hauled.. It is strange when you sail a fast catamaran that ya sail close hauled almost at any true wind angle..
Don't get your terms confused
Anyway, catamaran sailors rarely sail close hauled.... or dead downwind for that matter... because both those points of sail are slow for them.
The points of sail... close hauled, close reach, beam reach, broad reach and run... are based on TRUE WIND direction. They are the relationship between a boat's direction and the true direction of the wind. A change in apparent wind direction will not change the boat's point of sail, but it will require a change in the sail's angle of attack, or some other trim adjustment. Sheeting in the sails does not mean you're sailing close hauled.
Anyway, catamaran sailors rarely sail close hauled.... or dead downwind for that matter... because both those points of sail are slow for them.
I stand corrected.. I should have said "with sails trimmed as if the boat were close hauled" .. However there is some evidence that the term comes from the sails having to be hauled in close to the boat on that point of sail.. but yes, there is a difference between a traditional point of sail and the trim of the sail.. My bad.
Additionally, however, the Chapman’s says “When there is the smallest practical angle between wind direction and heading, the boat is said to be ‘close hauled’, meaning that its sails are hauled in close to the hull.”. I take this to mean that the record holder and fast catamarans do in fact sail close hauled, according to the statement in Chapman’s Piloting And Seamanship. They are sailing at the smallest practical angle between wind direction and heading when they get to the highest apparent wind angle to which they can sail.
Additionally, however, the Chapman’s says “When there is the smallest practical angle between wind direction and heading, the boat is said to be ‘close hauled’, meaning that its sails are hauled in close to the hull.”. I take this to mean that the record holder and fast catamarans do in fact sail close hauled, according to the statement in Chapman’s Piloting And Seamanship. They are sailing at the smallest practical angle between wind direction and heading when they get to the highest apparent wind angle to which they can sail.
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