When sailing in wavy conditions, it’s important to steer cleer of big waves. Slightly steer to windward or leeward of the wave to avoid hitting it straight on. This will lighten the amount of speed lost due to the wave. If you do this wrong, your boat will make a chomping sound. Your boat will [...]
All posts tagged Boat speed
Avoid the Chomp
Posted by buoylogic on 08/29/09
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/avoid-the-chomp/
High Heel
Many beginning sailors feel the boat goes fast when heeled. The boat may initially move faster because of less water resistance, but we know upwind this is not true because the boat tends to “side slip” off course. But what about downwind? Downwind you are using very little centerboard to steer your course because you [...]
Posted by buoylogic on 08/25/09
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/high-heel/
The Anatomy of the Tack
Tacking skills can make or break races in many classes. The boat slows up dramatically when you tack. Slow is not good when you are trying to win a race, so every sailor tries to reduce the speed lost during a tack. The structure of the tack can be broken down into three stages: The [...]
Posted by buoylogic on 08/16/09
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/the-anatomy-of-the-tack/
Boat Angle Steering
“Look Mom! No hands!” is the phrase you must remember when steering. To sail at top speed, you must use your body weight to steer the boat without without your hands doing all the work. How do you do it? To head up – heel up To head down – flat boat (in some cases [...]
Posted by buoylogic on 08/15/09
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/boat-angle-steering/
Steering with Sails
To achieve a race victory, the shortest distances needs to be sailed. For that to occur, one needs to point high. And to do that proper speed is needed. When turned sideways, the rudder is a brake. For that reason it is essential to have little steering as possible. For that is when sails come [...]
Posted by buoylogic on 08/04/08
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/steering-with-sails/
Simple Sailing (Four Step Guide)
You can memorize all this stuff on Buoy Logic or from other sailing sources; however, that means nothing if you can’t apply it. Many times sailors get tripped up from concentrating far too much on tactics. It can be easy to be overwhelmed by all this information. Does winning really have to be so complicated? [...]
Posted by buoylogic on 04/26/08
http://buoylogic.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/simple-sailing-four-step-guide/
