RE: Tacking and Pointing
Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:51:39 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> The other day I was on the Delaware with a nice wind 8-10 mph
> The tide was still coming in and I was tacking against the tide
> but making absolutely no headway at all.
> Along comes this Cal 22 { I think } or a Hunter
> It had a much softer chine than my potter 19
> and was heeling and pointing and making headway
> with no problems at all against the tide which can be
> pretty strong on the river
> I had my lapper and main full with about a 10-15 degree heel
> whats up ?? Is it the configeration of my hull or technique ?
> or a combination of or something else
> Im basically a day sailer not a racer but this was a bit humiliating
Do you have telltales installed? how were they flowing?
A gps is useful for situations like this, especially if it can output VMG.