Sailing upwind

[Joh.Ghurt]

Back in the days, upwind the main-sheet trimmer was busy, downwind it was the guys on the spinnaker.

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Joh.Ghurt

Back in the days, upwind the main-sheet trimmer was busy, downwind it was the guys on the spinnaker.

In both cases, the helm is also busy...racing that is.

Cruising we universally employ the Monitor wind vane, up wind or down.

There is no mainsail trimmer, no spin sheet trimming (no spinnaker) no helmsman, and no wild compass gyrations. Wing on wing always has a pole and a preventer.

Cruising, upwind or down, is lazy sailing.

[DMF Sailing]

Originally Posted by thomm225

The Singlehanded Transpac (SHTP) is California (San Fran) to Hawaii.

It's usually a broad reach or lower and they use spinnakers ......and they tend to be on starboard tack the whole way.

This guy went from L.A. He's poled out a lot. That's the video I meant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5m9yT06Khg

[DMF Sailing]

Originally Posted by StuM

Wing-on-wing without a pole and preventer is stupidity whether on autopilot or hand steering. (I have done it on occasion while inshore racing in light conditions with a "human pole" and "human preventer" )

I, too, Stu, have been stupid this way, in those conditions, but only on a racing boat with a self-tacking jib, in the harbor. (and only when I'm singlehanded; I've sailed with too many people who look up and say "What?" when you say "Duck!")

[Joh.Ghurt]

Originally Posted by wingssail

In both cases, the helm is also busy...racing that is.

I think that's a myth. Isn't the main qualification for the helm to look dashing and being handed a beer between manoeuvres?

But as I ended up bowman in most cases, I wasn't really able to tell.

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by DMF Sailing

This guy went from L.A. He's poled out a lot. That's the video I meant.

That's a nice looking boat.

Does anyone know what make it is?

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by thomm225

That's a nice looking boat.

Does anyone know what make it is?

Ericson 38

[DMF Sailing]

Originally Posted by Don C L

Ericson 38

For my money, Christian Williams has got the best attitude I've seen on one of these videos.

Except maybe for the guy does the passage what looks like a

Ranger 23

who smiles the whole voyage and builds a little house and comes up with a name for the bird that lands on his boat mid-voyage.

Those a nice for me to watch as fantasy, since I cruise but have no desire to cross the Pacific.

But Christian has another one about "my second boat," which demonstrates how things on your boat become dangerous weapons trying to kill you in a blow. It is very instructive for learners, and will elicit many a wry "yup, been there" from experienced skippers.

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by Don C L

Ericson 38

Okay.

Thanks.