PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SUMMARY
• Small tiller adjustments are nornal when steering a steady course.
• If your sailboat constantly wants to turn upwind or downwind, the trim of your mainsail and/or jib needs to be adjusted.
• Telltales will alert you when your sails are too tight or loose.
• As the wind shifts direction, the No-Sail Zone shifts with it. Shifting aft allows heading up. Shifting forward requires bearing away. Substantial shifts may require tacking or jibing to stay on course.
• Proper sail shape is necessary to keep your sailboat under control and must be adjusted as wind speed changes. A fuller sail adds power, and a flatter sail reduces power.
• The Cunningham and outhaul adjust mainsail shape.
• To depower further, reduce sail area by furling or lowering the jib or reefing the mainsail.
• Backing the jib by intentionally sheeting it on the same side the wind is coming from is useful when caught in irons, sailing off a dock, or heaving-to.
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
1. Adjust your course or sail trim with the telltales using the saying: “Tiller Toward the Tattling Telltale.”
2. When the telltales on both sides of the jib are streaming straight back, it’s trimmed correctly.
3. A wind that shifts aft and allows you to head up is called a lift.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1. What action should be taken if the leeward telltale is fluttering while sailing upwind?
a. Head up until the telltale flows smoothly back.
b. Keep changing course until the telltales stop fluttering.
c. Bear away until the telltale flows smoothly back.
d. Move the tiller away from the tattling telltale.
2. How does a significant forward wind shift (header) affect your sailing close-hauled?
a. You can head up and sail more directly toward your destination.
b. You must bear away and sail a less direct course to your destination.
c. You can hold current course until the wind shifts back.
d. The No-Sail (No-Go) Zone remains unchanged.
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4. A wind shift that shifts forward and requires you to bear away is called a header.
5. Tightening the Cunningham adjusts mainsail luff tension, moving the draft forward.
6. Tightening the outhaul depowers the mainsail by flattening the lower portion of the mainsail.
Chapter 6 | Mastering the Wind: Advanced Sailing Skills
Answer: 1-A, 2-B
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