Sailing Close-Hauled And Tacking - RS Quba Rigging Manual

Watch the trim (fore
upright as possible.
As a general rule, sit further forward in lighter winds and further aft in stronger
breezes.

4.4 Sailing Close-Hauled and Tacking

When sailing close-hauled, or as close as possible to the wind, it is important to get
the boom as near as possible to the centreline, especially when sailing the RS Q
with the mainsail and jib. The
work. To pull it on, quickly put the boat
extension across your body, with a knuckles-up grip, enabling you to use one or two
fingers as a temporary
The jib sheet should be pulled in fairly hard when sailing
winds and less so in lighter winds. Sail to the
back of the sail streaming and the one closest to you either streaming or lifting
upwards slightly.
To tack, push the
across the cockpit
tiller back into the centre before sitting down on the new side, with the
behind your back. When you are settled, swap the
into the new hands.
When sailing single-handed, sit with a leg either side of the
sailing close-hauled
backside down off the
and aft) and the heel. The boat should always be sailed as
kicking strap
cleat when adjusting the mainsheet.
tiller extension away from you and, as the boat starts to turn, step
facing forwards. Once the boat has completed the turn, bring the
or reaching. If there is a
gunwhale and onto the thwart.
Top Tip
should be firmly tensioned for
head to wind. You should hold the
jib tell-tails, keeping the one on the
mainsheet
HINT
lull in the wind, simply slide your
upwind
tiller
upwind – tighter in stronger
tiller extension
and the tiller extension
thwart area when
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