A lot can happen when we are sailing
around a race course. I don’t think I have
ever sailed a race where the sails, trim and
crew placement have not been adjusted on
scores of occasions. But a lot of necessary
performance orientated adjustments are
often overlooked with the hurley burley
of the race going on around you. I am a
big fan of having a set routine for a crew
to adjust the sails and trim for different
conditions. Due to the likelihood of
some aspects of this being overlooked
it is imperative these changes need to
be catalogued and accessible. It can be
invaluable for a new crew or to act as a
simple refresher for existing crew.82
TONY BULL
EXPLAINS WHERE
TO START WHEN
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In keelboat classes like Sydney 38s the settings chart
will be refined to include all the necessary changes.
EVEN THE EXPERTS
When you step on even a brand new
racing boat, you will nearly always see
a chart stuck somewhere in the cockpit
with the relative speed, angle and VMG
(Velocity Made Good) for that particular
boat. These numbers are often supplied
by the designer and act as a guide of what
the crew should strive to achieve in terms
of performance.
With a star studded crew, all we need
are the numbers as the experienced crew
will know how to deliver the necessary
tunings to get as close to those target
goals as possible. In a lot of keelboat
YOUR SETTINGS