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Originally Posted by capt.stu
jeff, you have to be talking about a C scow. our club has a good sized fleet. I race a Flying Scot and we use the vang very agressively on a close hauled course and play the main in and out to balance the rig and steer without too much rudder movement. We don't have a traveler on the Scot.
Stu |
You are correct. I use very little rudder movement as well. I will hike hard as a new puff hits, let out a little traveler a few moments later steer ever so slightly off to gain speed and then steer up as the traveler is trimmed. You can't lift without speed. Sometimes it is amazing how much lift and speed you can get. I can lift a whole boat length and gain distance forward on other boats near by that don't get the motion right.
I sail my "C" in Wisconsin with my wife as crew. We have a fleet of 24, we finished 3rd. Our Tuesday night series is our championship series which just ended last week as it gets dark too soon this time of year. I am going to have withdrawals tonight. Might need to have a Mount Gay and Tonic or two.
Jeff
