CHAPTER 7


ROLL JIBING Roll jibing, like roll tacking, improves the efficiency of a transitional maneuver. Roll jibing makes the boat jibe faster, allowing for less time with the mainsail in transition from one tack to the other, while minimizing use of the rudder. Roll jibes are most useful in light and medium air; the maneuver becomes less effective, dangerous and unnecessary as the breeze builds.


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1 Preparation


• Helmsman makes sure it is clear to jibe. • Helmsman and crew communicate as crew prepares windward jib sheet.


2 Initiation • Helmsman turns rudder slowly and smoothly.


• Helmsman and crew hike to windward so the rail they are sitting on touches the water surface.


3 Transition – Mainsail crosses the boat • Using the mainsheet (or its parts) the skipper snaps the mainsheet across the boat then switches sides.


• Crew releases jib, and quickly begins to move across while trimming the new jib sheet.


4 Recovery • Crew hikes hard to bring the boat back to flat.


• Helmsman sits and trims the main and centers the rudder slowly and smoothly.


5 Completion • Helmsman and crew work to trim the main and jib correctly.


• Helmsman and crew communicate. 5 4 3 2


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