Which sail to trim first

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International Schools By Country. Become an ASA School. IPC Application. Instructor Login. Affiliate Login. Angle of heel and helm balance are good guides here, as the boat becomes progressively more upright and the helm becomes more neutral.

If nothing is done, the sails will become as flat as a board and boatspeed will drop accordingly. Watch your telltales and do your best to keep them streaming, even in a drifter. But what happens when you bear away?

A raceboat will start out by easing the traveler to keep the sail at an optimal angle to the wind without increasing twist. On a boat without a traveler, increase vang tension to achieve the same effect as you ease the mainsheet.

When bearing away the apparent wind will also begin to decrease, so power up your sails by reducing luff and outhaul tension to create a fuller shape. As you do so, also to try and keep your telltales flying, at least until the apparent wind starts to go aft of abeam, at which point they become pretty much useless.

The question then becomes, how far to ease the sheet? This makes the boat slower and more difficult to steer. It will also contribute to a corkscrewing motion in a seaway.

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Dinghies and Daysailers. Boater's University. Marine Services. Best Boats. Getting great sail shape and trim on your sailboat can be truly challenging! In this clear and concise video we explain the basics of getting great trim on both your genoa and mainsail, which will ultimately help you sail faster.

We have included all of the things we said in the video here, so you can just copy and paste what you need for your notes. Hey guys, sail trim is an art. A close haul is 45 degrees to the wind. Here our genoa is going to be really tight. Next point of sail down is a close reach.

That is 60 to 75 degrees from the wind. The next point of sail down is a beam reach, which is 90 degrees to the wind. After this, we go to a broad reach and a run. A broad reach is about to degrees from the wind.

So really important, the genoa should be coming off at a 90 degree angle from the furler. Now if you have telltales on your boat, which hopefully you will, you can really use your telltales to get precise and perfect sail trim.

Sometimes here it can honestly be a game of moving that jib sheet an inch to get perfect sail trim. The rule of thumb is if your inside telltales are luffing, bring it in.