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helm pressure
The good ones say you want 3 to 5 degrees of weather helm to develop proper lift with the rudder, and they obviously know what they are talking about. However, it seems to me that if there is pressure on the helm (indicating lift is being produced) and it can be kept more fore-and-aft, that the required lift is being attained without the attendant drag produced by having it at a non-zero angle of attack. I usually ease the traveler until the tiller is close to a for-and-aft position with moderate pressure, and this feels fast to me - and it seems to work pretty well in compettion. Any comments?
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