Sail Trim & Sailing Manoeuvres in Open Water
Sail Trim & Manoeuvres
Once in the open water it is essential to maintain good control of a vessel under sail. This will ensure safe and efficiant sailing through all points of sail.
Understanding how your sails effect your boats performance, is a key skill required of a Skipper and with practice, you can complete a number of manouvres, such as picking up a mooring buoy and conducting the M.O.B drill quickly and sucessfully.
Knowing when to Reef is another important consideration if operating in windier conditions. Coordination and between skipper and crew will ensure that the vessel remains safe and under control at all times.Sailing onto a mooring buoy, reefing, sail trim and man overboard are things we don`t often practice when out sailing day to day, so this one day event will help you practice.