outside telltale


outside telltale Inside telltale Inside telltale


“Steer away from the bad boys.” Windward side Sailing too high, inside telltale fluttering


make a small adjustment to correct and then pick a new reference point on the bow. I like to treat the telltales like I do a rearview mirror in a car, I do not stare at it when I am driving but instead glance at it frequently. Another issue that frequently


troubles new sailors is how to know which direction to steer to correct a fluttering telltale. Here is an easy to remember saying that might help: think of fluttering telltales as bad boys and remember to “steer away from bad boys.” In other words, if the inside telltale is fluttering (sailing too high) steer away from it or towards the


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Windward side Sailing too low, outside telltale fluttering


outside of the sail to correct. It can be helpful to realize that the inside telltale is always on the windward side, so turning away from the wind will correct inside flutter and into the wind will correct outside flutter. When sailing downwind, telltales


provide no help as they will likely be straight down. In this situation the masthead fly becomes the indicator of choice. It will show you where the wind is coming from and allow you to adjust course when it shifts. Due to the dangers of an accidental jibe the helmsperson should pay closer attention when sailing downwind than


on any other point of sail. Again, it is easiest and advisable to pick a reference off the bow to steer toward and look at the masthead frequently to check for wind shifts. Next month we will go into more detail on the masthead and its uses.


Hopefully some of these ideas will


be helpful. Mike Huston teaches sailing for San


Juan Sailing in Bellingham, WA. He owns “Illumine,” a Jeanneau 43 DS.


It is helpful to realize that the inside telltale is always on the windward side, so turning away from the wind will correct inside flutter and into the wind will correct outside flutter.


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