[quote=Andinista]More than a lesson I can share my motivations:
- I hate losing sailing time
- That water is COLD...
I think I just realized why the boat turns when capsized if you sink the bow or the stern...
I know I'm discovering the wheel but I bet I'm not the only one...
Suppose that the hulls are perpendicular to the wind, they are pushed sideways in the wind direction, doesn't matter if the mast is pointing windward or leeward. Whatever end that you sink will get "anchored" compared to the other, so the other end will be pushed away from the wind. And because we want the bows to point into the wind, we sink the bow rather than the stern. Of course the sails may work differently and overcome that effect when they are partially submerged and the wind is pushing them, but when that happens you probably need to let it happen until it stops, or maybe help it develop sinking either end of the hull, and if it doesn't end up with the bows into the wind, now you can sink the bow.
Makes sense?
More learning on my side... maybe I should capsize more often...
I also realized that I had capsized in the exact same way before, sailing solo, but I didn't figure out what happened at that time. So I'll pay more attention to the jib change next time I sail solo in strong wind. I also remember a situation when a strong gust hit me and started to flip the boat, I quickly released the main, and saw it completely depowered, but I kept going over because of the jib alone. That's why when it's too strong I believe more in pinching than in easing the sails to keep the boat under control. It sails pretty slow but safer. If I'm sailing solo I won't be able to ease the jib from the trapeze anyway. If there is a crew I instruct him/her to release the jib if we are going over, but I don't count on it.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Andinista on Oct 26, 2021 - 12:20 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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