[quote=klozhald][quote=jake]The only times I've seen that is distance racing while double trapped reaching with an offshore breeze[/quote]
Agreed. Only time I use it is returning to shore double trapped, beam to broad reach in 16 kts and above. Between timing the waves and pumping the sheets as we surf, the big puffs usually take us by surprise and I need to spill quickly. So I release the traveler and almost immediately begin bringing it back in. I have a knot in the line that stops the car before it crashes into the end of the beam.
Our path is usually down the face of the wave/swell and then up across the back of the next one, keeping on top of the wave for as long as possible. The time you spend in the troughs (if they are deep) is time that only part of your sails are receiving usable wind.[/quote]
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