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Wet Pants Sailing Association Tuesday 6pm Sunfish Fleet Racing begins June 19th
All regattas after the Sunfish Worlds are undecided at this point
]]>Part I: Understanding the basic forces in sailing
This section covers the very foundation of boathandling, by detailing how body weight and sail trim can create forces that are able to steer a sailboat without the need of a rudder. In a nutshell, here are the 4 most relevant forces:
As you see, there are 2 upwind and 2 downwind forces that can be created without the use of a rudder. The next step is to figure out how to maximize the forces to your advantage during during boat handling maneuvers. In addition, the ability to maximize opposing forces at key times during boat handling maneuvers will enhance your sailing with better forward acceleration coming out of maneuvers, for example.
Part II: Coordinating weight movement and sail trim during maneuvers
This section puts the forces discussed in Part I into real sailing perspective. Here are the 4 coordinated weight movements with sail trim:
As you can see, one would want to do the sail trim in, weight in technique upon entrance into a tacking maneuver, and to choose the sail trim out, weight out technique upon entrance into a gybing maneuver. The sail trim in, weight out is usually the best solution for exiting a boat handling maneuver.
Part III: how to park the boat at one spot on the line, without drifting over, away or down the line.
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