Doublehanded Richmond / Southbeach at Singlehanded Sailing SocietySeptember 18
Story
Congratulations Desperado
Recap by Mike Bruzzone
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1Desperado11
2El Raton22
3Great White33
4Take Five44
5Wetsu55
6Archimedes66
7Taz!!77
8Verve88
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Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: slow downwind
Info: (12882 views) Posted: Tuesday 12-21-04 12:44:27 PM
Another suggestion: If the wind is light or medium, assuming you are equipped with in-line lower shrouds, ease your aft lower shrouds way off before the start, and when going downwind, attach your jib halyard to the stem, ease the backstay and rock the mast forward by tensioning the jib halyard.

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