Yachts & Yachting — March 2018

No. 299 The Superman

DIFFICULTY RATING:5/5

POSITION

Execution is everything with this graceful move

Ifyouareacrewand

your helm pops a helmet

on before launching, be

concerned; they usually

have something in mind!

JESUS RENEDO/SAILING ENERGY/WORLD SAILING

T

hisAustrianpairattheWorldSailing

Sailing World Cup in Miami recently

nearly,nearlynailed the famed

‘SupermanJump’–orthehelmdidat

least, which seems to be pre-planned as

hehassetoutwithahelmetonandwasobviously

planning to enjoy a bit of freestyle jumping!

Unfortunatelyhehasnotquitemanagedto

nail the suggested pose; the leg position is fine

but he has really failed to achieve full extension

ofthearmandhistakeoffangleisallwrong.

Note that for the Superman to deliver maximum

efficacy,thesailorissupposedtolaunchthemselves

in a flatter arc with right-hand arm outstretched

andthehandinafist.Thiswayyouareideally

placedtopunchtheperfectroundholeinyour

mainsail and deliver a 10/10 Superman.

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