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Originally Posted by zz4gta
Assuming the wind was 90* from your stern, I'd bare off 5-15* near the southern mark, douse, round/tack, and then set again.
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Yeah, I thought of that. Boy, that'd be one heckuva busy rounding
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Originally Posted by zz4gta
Seems like this would be very unlikely for the wind to stay 90* to the beam.
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Yeah, well, especially on Lake St. Stupid.
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Originally Posted by zz4gta
I don't believe a sym kite is very efficient that close to the wind anyhow.
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The authors of what I've been reading apparently believe it can be, but I'm in no position to comment. Wouldn't mind having an asym, too, tho.
Thanks for the follow-up. Someday I'm sure we'll get to put it into practice.
Jim