Thanks for the info! Much appreciated 👍

Solid info! Thanks!

I think you are wonderfully clear! I come from a gaff rigged traditional boat and we are just transitioning to a Bermudan boat so your channel is a very welcome help. Thank you for your time and effort!

@jamesconger8509

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

When I sail dead downwind, or very close to it, I often opt to sail with the main sheeted in quite hard. This does three things. 1. It allows the main to work "backwards", with attached flow, which causes some heel, but also drives the boat (at least my boat) to about 80 % the speed that I would get with the main fully let out. 2. It lets the jib fill and fly well most of the time. 3. It all but eliminates the risk of a crash gybe, since the main and boom only have a couple of feet of movement, and so provides for a much more relaxed downwind sail. Now, you have to consider that I sail deep inside a rocky archipelago, with winds snaking and twisting around islands and rocks, and the islands and rocks leaving little room for me to choose a convenient point of sail...

This was helpful. Thank you so much. BTW I built a chart plotter using a Raspberry Pi just like yours but opted for the Moitessier HAT. It provides an AIS receiver as well as a compass, heel and trim, and barometric pressure. It was a fun COVID 19 project 👍

@jamesconger8509

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds really useful. I finally built a cover to hide all the cables and gizmos on mine, so it looks a bit more professional.