|
Giu
Good simple explanation that all should experiment with. My son grew up through the junior program on our lake and has been the head instructor for several years now. One of the exercises they take the kids through is to remove their rudder and then have them sail around a short triangular course. You learn how to balance your sail trim and work together as skipper and crew steering the boat with the sails. Of course this is being done on 16' dinghies. Never the less this lesson would apply to any sail boat.
It would be good to take your videos in successive steps showing more advanced levels of the same concepts. ie, Traveler all the way out and start letting out mainsheet more; main in and let off the jib.
I don't sail on keel boats except for when we do charters. I have wondered why there isn't more discussion in the various books about ocean passaging regarding sailing WITHOUT a rudder. They seem to only focus on replacing it. Granted that is a good thing to do but the boat can still sail with out.
Thanks Giu, great job.
Jeff
|