"TEER BY THE SAILS"

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14712, 2 July 1948, Page 5

"TEER BY THE SAILS"

r m T o YOUNG I'ffcHTSMEN H Patrol Launches jrßequestcd |b Being' Formed Harbour Li "Rope’s End ’) yacht was sailing ® Therefore, we are v to the beginner who ■Wo steer his yacht with a bv the sails. When Khich sail?" we reply, Mil keep you eye now Biff of the mainsail about njilf the way up the mast. 9 if has been sailing rather I when she was point a mark v/hilc we were eel of her. Now let the wind of her own aentlv relieving the ie hands on the tiller result? At that part of on which your eye u ff begins to shaver, to lift. Do not let it lixw , r slightly towards you 'will fill again. Iv—frequently if you * the sail tremble m hat you are not on the t saw” the tiller about 3 much helm. Keep her ie luffed ever so little this part of the luff of ■ would shiver She d the sail is full again; jst a feel of the helm his is a good beginning. , sailing her; that is the sails. . the iib is all right berink that we can rely lifting before the upper iff of the mainsail gives cation. We have watch--1 and not allowed it to we may feel happy Ib; it has been doing the time, provided that has been kept “luff 1 Be Puzzled breeze be very light msman will be nuzzled bis sails. He will find the true moderate in the wind to n, perhaps the luff of will not indicate the light airs the helm acts nnot be felt and therctboard and watch the b if you are carrying n as the jib draws, cs may find fault w»th iven here, but this i not intended to meet >r to assist those who habits of those racing ho sit to leeward to i beginner would be iv this advice. At the he should remember :ht will generally do if he keeps her rather n too fine. A fins u is: “A good full.” tant to trim the sails to windward. The lot be jammed in too yachts will stand the esperately taut, and id it hauled absolutelv i any jump of sea. As ns to jump ease the especially the mainlinte impossible to lay ’ecise definition as to yacht’s sheets should is going to windward, nnsiderably in the way iir sheets trimmed on It can only bo asce”al If the boat feels the sheets a little. If eat her way into the r with the mainshect if she does better, as it may be to know the sheets of a yacht n sailing to windward, ist owing to any action ming is nothing comat lost by bad steering. EroViim-i vith the first principles e took windward sailtwo reasons. Sailing ■■-hauled is the most int of steering for the id the best test of 1 and, again, because if

the beginner can master the art of storing a yacht +o windward ho will surely' be able to steer her when the wind is free. in mmweek’s article it is proposed to give the beginner some instruction in “Sailing a yacht off the wind. It will be remembered that a lew weeks ago “Rope’s End drew attention to the fact that there was no regular patrol launch to supervise club races, and although the Helen C had been available on a number of occasions, quite a number of races had to be sailed last season without a pick-up vessel. Now that Percy Carter has a new yacht, it cannot be expected that he will be available, even as often as before. Now is the time for power boat owners to come forward and offer their services for patrols next season, as this lack of patiol launches is a serious problem. It H expected that there will be about 25 youngsters in the seven-footers alone next year, and this flock of juniors most certainly needs a shepherd. Congratulations arc in order for Mr Frank Gresham, upon his election as rear commodore, following the resignation of the previous rear commodore. His election meets with the wholehearted approval of members, for he is undoubtedly a valuable acquisition to a hard-work-ing committee. “Rope’s End,” for one, would be very nleased to see Frank fly a flag on Mata-atua next season also. I believe that, he is already preparing his crew for the 1943 Auckland to Tauranga ocean race, and hopes to have several members of last year’s crew included if possible. “Rope’s End” has heard that a new yacht club is being launched on the harbour, with -headquarters at Pahoia. The intention is to establish a fleet of Zeddies and seven-footers. We extend our very best wishes to them and hope that this sister club will have

a long and successful voyage. Rumour has it that the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is to control the 1948 Auckland-Taur.anga ocean race, and if this is true, we can expect a number of the larger keelers down here next Christmas.