Comments on: 29er XX crash and burn sailing http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/ Team Visser high performance sailing Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: visser49erracing http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-327 visser49erracing Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:46:47 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-327 when you need to totally blade off the top half of the main. By easing the kicker when it's truly breeze on, you get rid of half of the sail, so can keep the boat under control. Also, try lifting the board when it gets this breezy. I'd only ever do this when the boat is properly tripping up, and you can't get in to lift the board. Hope that helps. when you need to totally blade off the top half of the main. By easing the kicker when it’s truly breeze on, you get rid of half of the sail, so can keep the boat under control.

Also, try lifting the board when it gets this breezy. I’d only ever do this when the boat is properly tripping up, and you can’t get in to lift the board.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Henry http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-326 Henry Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:01:32 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-326 I sail an RS800 and have always used full vang in heavy weather, together with cunno if necessary. Could you explain why (and when) you'd ease the vang instead? Thanks. Henry I sail an RS800 and have always used full vang in heavy weather, together with cunno if necessary. Could you explain why (and when) you’d ease the vang instead? Thanks.

Henry

]]> By: Rob http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-316 Rob Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:20:10 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-316 Nice guys, cheers :) Nice guys, cheers :)

]]> By: Ryan http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-314 Ryan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:25 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-314 Yeah we crack the jib off every gust that hits to stop the boat tripping over. You just have to be careful to get it back in when the breeze settles, otherwise you end up reaching everywhere :) Yeah we crack the jib off every gust that hits to stop the boat tripping over. You just have to be careful to get it back in when the breeze settles, otherwise you end up reaching everywhere :)

]]> By: Rob http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-313 Rob Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:03:02 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-313 Ah yeh I get you now, been there it sucks when you can't build the momentum you want. Do you play alot of jib in those situations? Ah yeh I get you now, been there it sucks when you can’t build the momentum you want.

Do you play alot of jib in those situations?

]]> By: visser49erracing http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-306 visser49erracing Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:05:47 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-306 Board was up 6 inches. Jib pins eased, cunno all the way on, vang right off. It was breeze on, but it was the big sudden gusts that kept us from going upwind. If it was constant we could have trucked along happily, but with the big gusts hitting constantly it just got a bit shitty. The main was fully backed and we were still getting blown around, so we spun the wheel instead to get the kite up. When I say we couldn;t get upwind, it;s more like it was just a bit shit. Getting blown around and not getting much pace is never any fun... Btw, we weighed 148kg at the time, so we weren't light at all. Board was up 6 inches. Jib pins eased, cunno all the way on, vang right off. It was breeze on, but it was the big sudden gusts that kept us from going upwind. If it was constant we could have trucked along happily, but with the big gusts hitting constantly it just got a bit shitty. The main was fully backed and we were still getting blown around, so we spun the wheel instead to get the kite up.

When I say we couldn;t get upwind, it;s more like it was just a bit shit. Getting blown around and not getting much pace is never any fun…

Btw, we weighed 148kg at the time, so we weren’t light at all.

]]> By: Rob http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-305 Rob Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:36:34 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-305 Why couldn't you get it going upwind? Did you pull up board? Ease jib pins, vang? Clamp cunno? All that stuff? Or was it really just so overpowered that you couldn't do anything.. 30 knots doesn't seem like enough to do that. Why couldn’t you get it going upwind?

Did you pull up board? Ease jib pins, vang? Clamp cunno?

All that stuff?

Or was it really just so overpowered that you couldn’t do anything..
30 knots doesn’t seem like enough to do that.

]]> By: visser49erracing http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-85 visser49erracing Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:19 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-85 The worst i've had was when we had just regripped the boat with skateboard grip at the Nats 3 or 4 years back. I ended up sliding down the gunwal on my arm, ripped clean through my rashvest and sliced me up, road rash style. I've still got the burn mark today. Still, a grippy boat is worth it! The worst i’ve had was when we had just regripped the boat with skateboard grip at the Nats 3 or 4 years back. I ended up sliding down the gunwal on my arm, ripped clean through my rashvest and sliced me up, road rash style. I’ve still got the burn mark today. Still, a grippy boat is worth it!

]]> By: Squirrley http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-84 Squirrley Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:11:46 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-84 I hate the gunwale to shin contact. I hate the gunwale to shin contact.

]]> By: visser49erracing http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-83 visser49erracing Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:31:41 +0000 http://visser49erracing.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/29er-xx-crash-and-burn-sailing/#comment-83 That's the beauty of sailing I guess. Any age can take part, any age can get injured, and therefore any age can walk round the bar telling people how tough the sailing was but how he handled it without breaking sweat. What a great sport! Sounds like you had fun. I've lost count how many times we've hit a wave down wind with our bodies, get washed off the back, only to be slammed back into the deck when the boat powers up again. That always hurts! That’s the beauty of sailing I guess. Any age can take part, any age can get injured, and therefore any age can walk round the bar telling people how tough the sailing was but how he handled it without breaking sweat. What a great sport!
Sounds like you had fun. I’ve lost count how many times we’ve hit a wave down wind with our bodies, get washed off the back, only to be slammed back into the deck when the boat powers up again. That always hurts!

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