Gybing

[Silkie]

Really, you would have thought he'd have worked it out for himself by now

You may have missed these in the OP.

[Nick]

You may have missed these in the OP.

Hmmm . . . you may have missed these:

[marisca]

I thought the thread was heading happily in the general direction of the first post until some eejit brought sailing techniques into it. Why can't people stick to religion and politics on a sailing forum, it's less contentious?

[ubergeekian]

I always think it counter productive to sheet in the main as some people do - this in fact encourages the boat to go up to windward which is the opposite of what you are trying to do

In light conditions I generally hand the sail across, but in windier ones I sheet it well in as I start the gybe - I find it makes it easier to control when the gybe happens. Even i light conditions I sheet in enough that the boom is brought up by the sheet and not the standing rigging.

Dunno if it's right, but I haven't lost a mast yet.

[claymore]

I think I did say that I sheet in sufficient to prevent the boom hitting the shrouds once it has gone across.

I realise I have now responded when I did say I wouldn 't

Damn

[Nick]

I realise I have now responded when I did say I wouldn 't

Oh dear.