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Originally Posted by venturousviking
When I was sailing I just kept my main in the middle and tried to sail just like that.
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(assuming you were beating into the wind)
Ah, move your traveler towards the
jib (leeward) that will reduce your heeling angle a lot. btw, get a inclination meter and stick it someplace visible, it's a nice way to get rid of your anxiety about heeling. most boats are hitting their stride at 15 degrees and are fine up to 25 or so. usually don't worry until you are over 30. my boat is initially tender (leans over in a small about of wind) but when it hits about 20 degrees it just sits there and doesn't move much more (stiffens up).
I read on the SJ24 list that people have walked up the side of a mast at 30 degree heeling angle to retrieve a halyard during races and the angle of heeling didn't change a bit. Those big chunks of lead hanging off the bottom get more and more insistent as you heel over.
