[quote=MN3]light air makes it much harder to get the jib to play nice
the jib has less problem when it's got a lot of pressure on it (i.e. wind) but if you have light or puffy air ... or dont have enough speed going to push your bows around, or you move weight at the wrong time, or your tiller handling is poor, or you just plain ole' screw up your tack, ... (or, or, or) you have killed your speed and momentum... and now your jib has no pressure to push it over...
just practice it for 29 years... and you'll only screw up 1/2 the time
.PS my hobie16 had batten pivots. Little plastic (if i recall) hinges that let the leach of the sail "swing"
seemed to work pretty well but i really was clueless as a cat sailor back then.. so not sure if they are actually any good
[url]http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=39640[/url]<!-- editby --><em>Edited by MN3 on Sep 07, 2016 - 01:43 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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