Comentarii la: Cum să eviți un șoc chinezesc atunci când navighezi în aval

De: Paul Nolan

Paul Nolan — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:37:14 +0000

I am surprised at the lack of emphasis on spinnaker trim. When you're running in heavy air DO NOT ease the spinnaker sheet to the point that the 'chute is to weather of the forestay. Keep it strapped in. In heavy air the centerline of the 'chute should always be to leeward of the forestay. This is especially important in IOR boats with their narrow sterns. In modern boats for peaceful downwind sleighrides put a dinghy sailor on the helm and a smart, very conservative crewman on the spinnaker sheet.

De: Adam DB

Adam DB — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:59:20 +0000

Seems simple enough. Lol

De: Tom Riley

Tom Riley — Mon, 10 May 2021 08:04:06 +0000

Very impressed with the "controlled" chinese gype – for the camera! Doing all that solo whilst racing must be crazy.

De: TroyaE117

TroyaE117 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:10:10 +0000

The spinnaker is very much a racing sail, or light air cruising sail. It is unforgiving. Avoid it unless in light airs or with a big crew in a race.

De: Russell Cole

Russell Cole — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 01:33:58 +0000

We need to find something to call this other than a "Chinese" jibe, which, much like a "Chinese" fire drill, is insulting to Chinese, if you think about it. Let's call it an American jibe, or, what I always heard it called, an uncontrolled jibe. What? Heading up into a broach makes it "Chinese?"
Russ, Long Beach, California

De: Daniel May

Daniel May — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:37:20 +0000

Only one thing I didn't understand. I though pulling the kicker during downwind sailing depoweres the main, not powers it? Or is this a special case because the main goes all floppy when the boat turns to port on it's own?

De: Karen Vs. Becky

Karen Vs. Becky — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:40:52 +0000

"Chinese gybe"??? Racist. Im offended and calling CNN.

De: TroyaE117

TroyaE117 — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:44:17 +0000

You can do all that with a crew of 6.
Avoid spinnakers if you don't have a big crew.
In light airs, perhaps, otherwise they are bad news.

De: silly oldbastard

silly oldbastard — Fri, 25 May 2018 03:02:48 +0000

I have never heard of the vang being called a kicker. The kicker in my sailing experience has always been a function of the spinnaker.

De: panther105

panther105 — Thu, 17 May 2018 01:59:46 +0000

I'm just beginning to learn how to sail. Seeing the boat lean into the wind just looks so weird. So much to learn… These are very useful short videos…