Weather helm
Afternoon, as soon as the wind picks up i have loads of weather helm off the wind. How do i bring some balance back to the helm please?
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Softer centreboards
Has anyone (around 80kgs) played around with softer centreboards?
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Ian McDonald
May 15
Thanks David. My old Miles is up with the new Winders in the light stuff and I am often in my Osprey when its windy. But its useful to hear that I am not alone in finding the " old" cumulus a bit of a challenge when irs bliowing hard
Righting lines
So after 25 years of not dinghy sailing i bought a great Solo 4688. Lovely boat and I have been upgrading all the lines. Yesterday I decided to have a little blast in a F5/6. Brilliant, but having been dumped out the back on a broach, It went turtle quickly and I got it back upright okay but I found I could not get back in the dam thing. The wind was blowing the windward side that high I could not climb aboard. Climbing in over the leeward side would have dumped it in again. No I know I am not fit and perhaps a little rounder than I used to be but has any one got any tips on how to rig the righting lines to aide getting back in?
I will be hitting the gym for some upper body work before the season starts again.
Any advice would…
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Phillippe Traverso
May 19
Hi, just seen your post. This can be a problem as the newer boats appear to sit higher in the water. Apart from righting lines I now have a line connected to the rear of the centre board casing with a plastic stirrup at the other end which can be pulled down in the water and used to provide greater leverage. It does work!
Early Winder 1 Bulkhead position and mast cut outs
I'm considering a restoration project on an early (2002) Winder Mk 1.
My question is this:
Has anyone had to resort to mast cut outs to deliver competitive mast rake?
Has the front bulkhead position changed?
What changed when the design was re-decked (1a) ?
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Tim Deacon
May 15
I don't think there are any problems with bulkhead position on early Winder 1 hulls. Have several at my Club and they go well. The bulkhead is not a problem a sit is at least 3060+ from transom, I believe it is 3065mm. Later 1a is 3070mm afaik. Also the step position is pretty high relative to sheerline and back of gate is min measurement. You may still need to cut the back of a new mast if it is long (fore/aft) to get good balance. This also relies on the c/board position and leading edge (ie the CLR of boat).
There are boats of this manufacture that work well with both cut outs and no cut outs. Extreme rake will also giver a very low boom if the sail is anywhere near max leech length. Most of the tuning guides are in the ball park but remember they are guides and be prepared to fiddle a bit to optimise.
As for scooping on tacks IMHO it is a red herring, high freeboard is your best friend here... I expect to get flak for that thinking, but am prepared to take it.
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Ensure rudder is fully down
Sail flat
Spill wind/feather/flatten sail
Drop the traveler slightly, so boom over corner of transom
Lift centreboard until helm is light (mark leading edge vertical, trailing edge vertical)
Too much kicker will induce weather helm
Experiment with using heel to steer the boat, with very light touch on tiller (or none) must noticeable on a run, where windward heel should allow you to sail with no contact with the tiller