Also be very aware that buy easing the sheet or traveler in conjunction with bearing off in a gust, you open up the sail and present a big flat area of sail dirrectly in front of the wind 8.5 meters up in the air. This is the perfect recipe for stuffing the bows in every big gust.
Matt,
There are many theories & none of them necessarily right or wrong & each sailor does need to explore their limits.
Maybe experiences are best shared.....
Why dont you share what occurance caused your big nosedives in the first two windy races at the Zandvoort GC races where your transoms were pointing at the sky.? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
