CHAPTER 7 PAGE 24


Sail Trim When sailing close


-hauled use your rudder to stay on the verge of a luff. If the port telltale starts to luff move the tiller to port until it starts to stream again. If the starboard telltale is luffing move the tiller to starboard.


Upwind Sailing Start on a beam reach (90° to the wind) with proper sail trim and head up, turning the boat a little bit toward the wind (about 60° to 80° to the wind). Te sails will begin to luff. You need to trim in the sails for the new point of sail, a close reach.


If you continue to head up to about 45° and trim in the sails to their tightest position, the boat is sailing close-hauled. Tis is as close to the wind as a boat can sail effectively.


When you are close-hauled, steer to keep the mainsail on the verge of a luff with trimtales streaming straight, since the sail is already pulled in as tight as practical (see page 22 and 40).


Trim the sails so that the telltales on both sides stream straight back. If a telltale is luffing, either ease or trim the sail towards that luffing telltale to stay on the verge of a luff.


Wind


Wind


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