WEAR SHIP! - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-29T10:38:39Zhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/wear-ship?commentId=2195841%3AComment%3A115631&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEven on a racing trimaran bet…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2014-03-28:2195841:Comment:1156832014-03-28T02:03:41.499ZMike Haromyhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/MikeHaromy242
<p>Even on a racing trimaran between races with the jib dropped(waiting for the monohulls to finish) it never liked to tack so we sailed a lazy figure 8 with a gybe instead of a tack at each windward point. very easy and safe especially in a crowded finish/start line.</p>
<p>Even on a racing trimaran between races with the jib dropped(waiting for the monohulls to finish) it never liked to tack so we sailed a lazy figure 8 with a gybe instead of a tack at each windward point. very easy and safe especially in a crowded finish/start line.</p> Definitely part of the repora…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2014-03-25:2195841:Comment:1158302014-03-25T17:31:33.077Zkim whitmyrehttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/kimwhitmyre
Definitely part of the reporatoire...
Definitely part of the reporatoire... I missed a lot of tacks throu…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2014-03-24:2195841:Comment:1156312014-03-24T19:10:26.185ZGalway Bayhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/GalwayBay
<p>I missed a lot of tacks through towing. Dinghy had a nasty habit of giving a tug on the painter at just the wrong moment. I used a short tow. As you say sail handling is the key to a short gybe.</p>
<p>I missed a lot of tacks through towing. Dinghy had a nasty habit of giving a tug on the painter at just the wrong moment. I used a short tow. As you say sail handling is the key to a short gybe.</p> When towing our dingy in a se…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2014-03-24:2195841:Comment:1158042014-03-24T18:13:08.075ZBudget Boaterhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/BudgetBoater
<p>When towing our dingy in a seaway, we had it on a 150' painter. To insure that the painter stays below any hull snags, we put 15' of chain on each end. We never worried about what the dingy was doing after hundreds of miles of towing under sail.</p>
<p>When towing our dingy in a seaway, we had it on a 150' painter. To insure that the painter stays below any hull snags, we put 15' of chain on each end. We never worried about what the dingy was doing after hundreds of miles of towing under sail.</p> That's a really useful remind…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2014-03-24:2195841:Comment:1158902014-03-24T17:34:59.775ZRobert Hugheshttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RobertHughes
<p>That's a really useful reminder Steve! "Wearing ship" is one of those manoeuvres we often forget about, and it can make life easier and in some circumstances safer. The same can be said of knowing how to "heave to" properly, which can give you a chance to fix something or put a brew on even in heavy weather.</p>
<p>That's a really useful reminder Steve! "Wearing ship" is one of those manoeuvres we often forget about, and it can make life easier and in some circumstances safer. The same can be said of knowing how to "heave to" properly, which can give you a chance to fix something or put a brew on even in heavy weather.</p>