Catamaran Sail Trim with Sam Newton

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For this episode, we had Sam Newton, Americas Cup and Sail GP pro sailor and agent of Rolly Tasker join us to give you tips on how to better trim your sails. Sam also walks us through how to tack and gybe with a normal sail set up and how to use the Code Zero.

UPWIND TRIM TECHNIQUES

KEEP TELL-TALES FLYING

LIGHT WIND

GET BOOM ON CENTRE LINE

HEAVIER WIND

EASE TRAVELLER DOWN IF NEEDED

MAINSAIL TRIMMING

TELL-TALES ARE NOT FLYING OR HIDING = TOO TIGHT

EASE MAINSAIL SLOWLY UNTIL THEY BEGIN TO FLY HORIZONTALLY

HEADSAIL TRIMMING

*Look at the tell-tales 1/3 up the headsail*

LEEWARD NOT HORIZONTAL = OVER TRIM

WINDWARD NOT HORIZONTAL = UNDER TRIM

EASE UNTIL TELL-TALES FLOW EVENLY *don’t ease too far*

TRANSITIONING FROM UPWIND TO DOWNWIND

STEER DOWN TO THE CORRECT POINT (e.g. from 40 to 90 degrees off the wind)
SIMPLY EASE THE MAINSHEET AND HEADSAIL SHEET AS YOU TURN
AVOID THE BUBBLE AT THE FRONT OF THE SAIL *this happens if you ease too much*
DROP THE TRAVELLER DOWN THE TRACK IF YOU NEED

HOW TO TACK

Tack – Bow passing through the eye of the wind

ENSURE CLUTCHES ARE CLEATED
TURN INTO THE DESIRED LOCATION
NO NEED TO TOUCH THE HEADSAIL ON A NEW LAGOON *new generation Lagoons have a self-tacking headsail*
ONCE ON COURSE STRAIGHTEN UP

HOW TO GYBE

Gybe – stern passing through the eye of the wind

FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS AS FOR A TACK…
+ IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PULL IN THE MAINSAIL AS YOU GO THROUGH THE GYBE AND THEN EASE BACK OUT TO AVOID SLAMMING.

CODE ZERO SETUP & DEPLOY

USE FOR REACHING OR GOING DOWNWIND WHEN 90-160 DEGREE TRUE WIND ANGLE

SETUP

ATTACHED TO THE FURLER ON THE BOW SPRIT WITH LINE ON PORT AND STARBOARD

DEPLOYING

ENSURE FURLING LINE IS FREE AND PULL CORRECT SIDE

CODE ZERO TRIM & GYBE

TRIM

EASE UNTIL IT BEGINS TO BACKWIND THEN PULL ON

GYBE

EASE SHEET AND PULL LINE TO FURL SAIL IN
GET ON COURSE
PULL OPPOSITE LINE

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