[quote=Andinista][quote=carbonc]Couple questions…
Do you always run your clew traveler that far forward? [/quote]
For than wind yes, I want to depower as much as possible
[quote=carbonc]
You seem to have the crew aft of the shrouds quite a bit and really burying the stern. On a Nacra with modern hulls I’ve been told crew should never be behind the shrouds. Why so much weight to rear? [/quote]
I wouldn’t call these modern hulls, it’s an 88 N5.5.
For the conditions it’s appropriate to have the crew behind the shrouds on this boat, but i was sailing with the main a bit loose because the downhaul wasn’t tight enough and the crew not trapezing. I was also pinching and not taking all the wind, but with the weight set for full speed.
[quote=carbonc]
It looked like several seconds before the tip over the tiller handle was thrown loose astern? I’ve done this on jibes going downwind but not while tacking. That combined with your delayed movement (not coming off the trap until the tack started and staying downwind even after the main came across) could have led to capsize on its own.Edited by carbonc on Oct 25, 2021 - 11:26 PM. [/quote]
Yes, we stayed too long on the former windward side, that was 50% of the problem. I normally turn as I come off the trapeze. If I came off before turning the boat would heel. But it’s all a fast and fluid movement involving your crew. Not only I was delayed but my crew didn’t move much during the tack. But I think the critical mistake was to delay the jib change. That flipped the boat real quick. I dropped the stick when I realized that we would capsize. At that point it was already too steep to move to the other side.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Andinista on Oct 26, 2021 - 01:17 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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