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Originally Posted by HoffaLives
A fellow in the bar told me that the adjustment is essentially for racers where every 1/2 knot counts and cruisers can just set it and forget it rather than running another line aft. Opinions? |
ok, but...
where do you set it? You can't get away from understanding how it works... Besides, knowing sail shape helps in important things for cruisers like early detection of changing wind conditions, etc. I really don't think cruisers should practice being bad sailors. Ok, maybe you aren't constantly tweaking everything like in racing, but you should know how to set a sail correctly and for a genaker that involves using the tack
line. Gosh, when you were a kid you probably spent hours with your hand out the window in curiosity, why be lazy now?
Cruisers can be really really good sailors (who may even be good racers). Cruiser does not equal poor/lazy sailor, it is merely someone who isn't racing at the moment.