ScottiE 174 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 quite good viewing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,239 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Great video! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Good stuff. I never had a sailing coach. Some of the books I read to teach myself said I should take the rudder off and learn to sail my dinghy with sails and body weight. Does that happen now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
w44vi 17 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 We use to do that, it is surprising how well you can steer a boat with out a rudder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madyottie 82 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 It's still part of the RYA dinghy instructor training. We had to sail rudderless around a triangular course, which meant tacking up the beat, reaching out to the wing mark, gybing, reaching back in to the finish. Some guys really struggled with it - not sure why, in a boat like a Wayfarer (which we were using) it's incredibly easy. Pretty easy in a sunburst too. It's bleedin hard in a laser, that little trim tab hanging off the back really does make a big difference. I haven't watched the vid yet, but I know Steve does some great stuff. He's probably the fastest dinghy sailor ever downwind in a blow. Getting to grips with his idea of turning the "wrong" way when rolling on a windy run took a quite a while to get my head around. I'm still not convinced it's safer than the alternative "keep the hull under the rig" method, but it does seem faster. Unfortunately when I tried it again recently, the body couldn't keep pace with the brain! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 380 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 We sailed our 14 skiff back across the lake last year without a tiller. The rudder was still there, and I tried to chock it with my hand gripped to the top of the blade, but it basically just flapped around however it liked. About 2 miles of concerted crew and sail balancing, saw us eventually back at the dock. This year I might intentionally see how well we can maneuver sans rudder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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