The Science Behind Your Sail Trim
21st May 2020
As a tactician, I need to ensure the boat is fast. Otherwise, we’re not going to win, regardless of how well I do my job. And, since the main was always front and center for me, I was constantly studying it, ensuring my mainsail trimmer was doing his/her job. I hope the following will help you better understand the connection between the science and sail trim—and there’s plenty more detail in the book.
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was. (‘Does this bunt make my sail look fat?’)
May 22nd, 2020 at 08:16
I worked for a company that had a weather division. It’s one, interesting client was a boat in the America’s Cup race. Notoriously, the client supplied lots of autographed posters, but seldom paid his bills. Races are often won by very small margins, and so gathering data from weather buoys allowed them to make micro adjustments to the angle of their sails during the race.