Tacking in Light Air SInglehanded

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DLT
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Yeah, so is that boat!!!
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Greg
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Post by Greg »

The last day of our last outing was a light air day and it gave me a chance to experiment.
Maybe this isn't proper or against some rule, but close hauled on a port tack- manually bring the boom over to port and she would swing right over to a starboard tack.
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Post by Catigale »

I'd say the "Proper Rule" is over-ruled by the "Works Rule" Greg

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