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Sailing Fast In Pictures

Learn essential sailing techniques like starting, trimming, heeling, and spinnaker handling for optimal speed and control. This detailed guide covers racing strategies and maneuvers for various wind conditions.

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Sailing Fast In Pictures

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  1. Sailing Fast In Pictures Dave Beckett Fleet Captain Flying Scot Fleet 203

  2. The StartTime, Speed, Distance Elements of a good start: Clear Air Full Speed On Time Room to Tack (if needed)

  3. Effects of Bad Air at Start No Speed Reduced Steerage Leaders Pull Away

  4. Effects Magnified with More Boats Find Clear Lane Avoid Entanglements Sail Fast 2015 LNYC Fall 48

  5. Rookie Regatta II The Start Clear Air Front row has it Back row is back winded

  6. Backwind Effects Turbulent air flow over sails Reduced speed Increased leeway 4643 Captured

  7. Backwind Effects Can’t stay long Losing ground Decision to make 4643 Falling back

  8. Backwind EffectsHang or tack out? Situational Approaching Mark? Middle of course? 4643 Tacking out

  9. Backwind Effects In a large fleet you can’t always avoid Plan ahead Try to minimize

  10. Sail in Clear Air Pin End Favored 5609 Starts at Midpoint to Avoid Melee at Pin Clean Start 2015 ACC

  11. Proper Angle of Heel Flat is Fast

  12. Heel Angle • Heeling vs Flat • High degree of heel = SLOW: • Pushes a lot of water on leeward bow • Causes excessive weather helm • Causes drag (cavitation) from rudder • Increases leeway • Sailing flat = FAST: • Reduces all of the above • Increases VMG toward mark

  13. Heel Angle Three boats with different angles of heel Heeling a lot Heeling less Flat

  14. Reduce Heel Crew weight Move forward* Stay together Hike to windward *In very heavy chop, weight aft to get bow up and increase speed

  15. Reduce Heel • Sail Controls • Vang – On • Mainsheet – Ease • Outhaul – Tight • Luff – Tighten • Halyard • Cunningham

  16. Reduce HeelSail Trim & Hike Anticipate Gusts Ease Hike Trim

  17. Strong Breeze/Vang Sheeting Vang on Ease main Keep jib tight* Jib drives boat WT aft in chop *Advanced technique: burp jib and quickly trim to reattach flow

  18. Excessive Weather Helm Flatten Boat Vang On Ease Main Hike Adjust Centerboard

  19. Flat and Fast Crew Forward & together Hiking Sail Controls Vang – tight Outhaul – tight Mainsheet eased

  20. Sailing Angle and Speed Look around at other boats Who’s sailing higher or faster? Why? Adjust boat and sail trim to optimize VMG

  21. Special Techniques Getting a Little Extra Out of the Boat

  22. Windward Jib Sheeting 6” lead on jib clew Lazy sheet pulls clew inboard Trim working sheet

  23. Windward Jib Sheeting Line up clew with centerline of seat (lazy sheet) In line with non skid tape See blue mark on coaming

  24. Tacking - Jib Before Tack – Uncleat jib sheets During Tack – Take out the slack After Tack – Shape and trim Don’t crush shape

  25. Bearing away in a breeze Don’t Fight It Ease Vang Ease Main Sheet in Jib Bear Away

  26. Roll Tacking Purpose • Maintain Speed • Carve up to Windward = Increase VMG Toward the Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxoSVYNc_U

  27. Downwind Spinnaker and Boat Trim

  28. 2015 ACC Sea of Spinnakers on First Downwind Leg

  29. Free Flying Spinnaker When: Unsure which is favored jibe Port jibe is favored (jibe set) Extremely short downwind leg

  30. Free Flying Spinnaker How: Hoist without pole Heading dead downwind Need pole for reaching

  31. Guy, Topping Lift, Mast 2 3 1

  32. Proper Spinnaker Trim Head down 6” Clews even Pole parallel to deck Vertical center seam parallel to mast

  33. Spin Pole Too LowSpin breaks too low Set pole so that spinnaker breaks 1/3 of the way down the edge

  34. Adjust Pole to Conditions & Sail Pole up/down to keep sail shape Sail full Spin breaks/curls at 1/3 from top Vertical seam parallel to mast Clews even

  35. “Strapped” Fly spinnaker out in front of boat Keep it off the forestay Ease sheet/guy

  36. Avoiding and Fixing Problems Run tapes Double check running rigging Properly rigged sail will right itself Fan guy & sheet Ease spin halyard

  37. Avoiding Broach to Leeward Ease Mainsheet Blow Spinnaker Sheet Do Not Blow the Spinnaker Guy In Photo, Guy and Sheet Both Ran Free NO STOPPER KNOTS 2015 ACC

  38. Jibing/Gybing Minimize rudder movement Use crew weight to steer Pull on vang to jibe boom over

  39. Constant Communication Relevant Info: Pressure Shift/Direction Course Traffic

  40. Douse Early Spin stowed at 3 BL Zone Set up for beat prior to mark High risk/no reward for late takedown First minute coming off the mark-critical Eyes out of boat

  41. Nothing to be gained here

  42. Driving During the Hoist or Jibe Tiller Spin sheets Centerboard Mainsheet You need 5 hands

  43. Jibe Boat and Boom First Jibe Spinnaker and Pole Second Skipper Free Flies Spinnaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8D4wdkHM1k Watch Skipper Handwork With Tiller Extension and Mainsheet While Trimming Mainsail. Jibing Under Spinnaker – Option 1

  44. Trip out pole and free fly spinnaker Let the pole hang by the topping lift Jibe Boat and Boom Re-attach pole on new side https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiInPB4UfFc Jibing Under Spinnaker – Option 2

  45. Wing on Wing Light Air Crew forward and together Crew holds clew outboard Minimal tiller

  46. Wing on Wing Heavy Air Crew weight together Move aft as wind picks up

  47. Spin Run in Heavy Air Crew weight together Move aft as wind picks up Know your limits

  48. Light Wind Technique Keep the Boat Moving

  49. Keeping The Boat Moving • Avoid excessive maneuvering • Minimize number of tacks • Resist urge to tack on every header – tacking more costly than sailing through • Tack only when you have momentum • Avoid tacking in chop • Avoid the middle of the course – edges have wind – bang a corner • Wind speed is more important than wind angle • Find wind and sail there • Foot – ease sheets and sail off the wind for speed

  50. Subtle Movements Crew forward and together Mainsail eased Light touch on the tiller Maintain attached airflow

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