Sorry, Tomaz, I didn't mean to make fun, but when a Slovene, a Portuguese and a Scotsman start arguing about the physics of sailing, some humour is going to erupt somewhere.
Wait a minute! Although I don't even want to weigh in on all the geometry and drawings, the traveler can and does reduce heeling.
Many novices in a puff ease the mainsheet and head up into the wind to level the boat out. Many advanced sailors do it with the traveler and leave the mainsail alone. Since apparent wind comes aft in a puff, easing the traveler maintains the angle the apparent wind makes with the luff of the sail. Or at least my instructor and Steve Colgate say it is so.
Now, back to your geometry lessons! This is not rocket science.
If you're mucking with the traveler, you're affecting the mainsail...by definition... I think Tommy meant to say leave the mainsheet alone.
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Originally Posted by tommyt
Wait a minute! Although I don't even want to weigh in on all the geometry and drawings, the traveler can and does reduce heeling.
Many novices in a puff ease the mainsheet and head up into the wind to level the boat out. Many advanced sailors do it with the traveler and leave the mainsail alone. Since apparent wind comes aft in a puff, easing the traveler maintains the angle the apparent wind makes with the luff of the sail. Or at least my instructor and Steve Colgate say it is so.
Now, back to your geometry lessons! This is not rocket science.
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