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Reply to: Pitchpole = Spiral Fracture: Tips for next time?

[quote=klozhald]Was this your forward leg that broke? Spiral fractures are usually a combination of simultaneous twist and compression at 90ish degrees to each other. All it would take is having your ankle rotated and strike your heel hard on anything- boom/mast/hull/crossbar/crew's head. A pitchpole offers more than enough force to do this. This is going to raise some comments, but turning downwind in a big blow is half of exactly what you should have done. The other part is to [i][b]RUN[/b] [/i]aft. This is easier if you are on trapeze, but necessary regardless. Turn downwind [i]while [/i]you are moving back and slack your sheets to twist your sail. When you choose to turn upwind instead, you are risking capsize. Few cats tack quickly, and if you are coming up from a broad reach you have a long way to go before you are close to the wind, basically turning your entire mainsail into a billboard at beam reach to meet the big blow you are trying to avoid. Turning upwind works for monohullers because the boats turn so quickly. Yes, turning upwind can work on a cat, but I can't over-emphasize the importance of controlling your boat with crew weight. Cat sailing- nevermind racing- is not a passive activity. You gotta move that rail meat (you and the crew) to balance the boat.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by klozhald on Dec 03, 2012 - 09:14 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]

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