[arbarnhart]

I am curious about general techniques used by experienced swing keel boater in shallow water. Do you raise it part or all the way up and keep sailing with a lot of slipping? The PO of my boat told me he had sailed in shallow water in light air with the keel up, rudder pulled to the surface and it did fine. I would expect it to blow all over the place (well, blow down wind anyway). I am thinking about going under my boat with a diving mask and a yard stick to figure out how many cranks back up give me different depths.