[Rhodes22-list] Sheeting problem/coming about.

[pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net]

Don't hold back, Rummy - Tell it like it really is.

Paul

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:20:28 EDT, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote :

> Coming about is something that requires technique. Doing it well will not 
> reduce hull speed dramitically and you will pick up the wind again 
without losing 
> distance as well. Practice makes perfect. My wife and I have it down to a 
> science. I handle the tiller and she does all the real work. Placing an 
object 
> over the forward cleat is like placing a bandaid on a sucking chest 
wound. Your 
> problem is that you are not controlling the sheets properly......work on 
it.
> 
> Rummy
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