TopTip2020 #61 Upwind Through Waves
by Steve Cockerill, GBR
Steve Cockerill of Rooster is a guru of single-handed sailing, excelling in many Classes and our RS Aero 7 World Champion in 2017. Here he offers the enlightening concept that there are times when heel and rudder movement may be your friend;
' Upwind Sailing Through Waves
So people are constantly telling you to stop using the rudder - For once it can be your ally.
- Flat is fast, but heel enables the rudder to lift the bow and then the transom over waves.
- Rhythm of steering, sheeting and body movement with the waves is key!
- Push then pull the rudder, lifting the bow up the wave front then dropping it down the back.
- Sheet in then sheet out, with steering
- Body back then forward, as you go over the wave
Check out the video release from The Boat Whisperer Upwind here;
The Boat Whisperer series, Upwind, Downwind & Tactics, is available on DVDs or by Digital Download;
https://www.roostersailing.com/Chandlery/Books-and-DVDS.htm
Photo; RS Aero World Championship, Weymouth & Portland, UK, Aug 2018
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