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fuck, how did I miss the limp dick comment
you on a quest?
Skipperlipicus
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oh - weight won't be so much of an issue assuming the thing has a keel, which it probably does because it's 30'
a gybe is a maneuver where you change the direction the boat is heading so that the wind angle changes from say coming over the back right of the boat to coming over the back left of the boat. it can be dangerous, because the sail will always be filled with wind, and when the wind catches the other side of the sail it'll cause the mainsail to move from one side of the boat to the other side of the boat very quickly and with a lot of force. since the foot of the main is attached to the boom (big metallic rod that goes horizontal-like) the boom also moves very quickly - and if you're head is caught in it's path you'll really fucking hurt yourself or kill yourself.
gybes are usually done in a controlled manner where you actually center the mainsail before commiting to the gybe and then letting the main out the other side in a controlled manner. when people fuck up though the boom will go flying across the deck taking out anything in its way - it also causes A LOT of stress on the rig (the wires that keep the mast from falling over), so generally people always do controlled gybes but if you don't know what you're doing or you're sailing with people who's experience you're unsure of always mind the boom.
I always thought it was a jib that smakced people in the head based on movies or what
but i dont pay attention that closely to the lingo
tell me more about controlled gybes and how to do them
i can visualize tacking and stuff and got my ports and starboards down finally
but i dont pay attention that closely to the lingo
tell me more about controlled gybes and how to do them
i can visualize tacking and stuff and got my ports and starboards down finally
why is this guy talking like bootleg charlie sheen? anyone?
Skipperlipicus
Veteran XX
as you change the heading of the boat so that the wind angle get's closer to being directly up the pooper... let's say 0 degrees is the front of the boat, 180 degrees is the ass end. So you're changing your heading so that the wind angle shifts from 155 to 180 degrees.... while you're doing that you pull in all the line you can on the main sheet (that's the rope that controls the angle of the main sail) so that the main is centered (picture the boom from a birds eye view making a straight line from - 0 degrees to 180 degrees). Once you commit the boat to wind angles 181 degrees and above you ease the main sheet so that the main sail can be let out on the other side of the boat.
imagine my slashes and such are a top side view of the boom.
pre-gybe: /
center main: |
post-gybe: \
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Skipperlipicus
Veteran XX
you got it... in practice it's not quite as exact in terms of the angles involved (the boat rolls when it's in the water so this has some effect on things) to be on the safe side you'll generally start centering the main when the wind is @ ~165 degrees.
People also don't generally describe it in a 360 degree circle like i did, but for most that seems to make more sense... instead you might hear something like moving it from the +155 degrees angle to the -155 degrees angle though I doubt you'll get into it just yet. kind of confusing on paper, do it once in practice and you'll know exactly what's going on - it's not rocket science, and i know how you like rocket science.