I am struggling with my latest build
I am struggling with my latest build it is footie and I have tried two sets of sails the first following the plan exactly and the second experimenting a little and they both have the same problem with the fore sail or jib attached the boat will not tack across the wind properly and always ends up trapped against pond side, I did shorten the lower wooden pole on the jib to make sure it was not hitting the mast that made no difference. I remove the jib and the boat sails perfectly I have tried a larger rudder that made little difference, but I think my boat looks incomplete without the jib so I was thinking if a smaller jib in the style of a pond yacht might work better.
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- luckyduck🇬🇧BronzeLieutenant·It looks like the jib is just flying free on its boom on a tack? In slightly bigger boats, where they start to tack, you can hold the jib aback, i.e. do not let it swing across as you tack. By holding the jib aback, the wind gets on the wrong side of the sail and helps push the bow round. When round far enough to let the wind onto the right side of the sail, and the boat is pointing in roughly the right direction, you let the sheet holding the jib aback go, and then haul it in on the right side for the wind. With such a small boat this might not work, but too small a jib may look wrong, although from the pictures it looks like you could reduce the size of the jib and still keep appearances.Liked by hermank
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