Controllable jibe

[Cariadco]

As I tend to be sailing light handed (just me and the missus) I avoid Jibes as much as possible, and prefer to head up into the wind and carry out a tack.
Another thing I do is have the engine running and in gear, just for extra control and stearage.
Never really suffered any problems and SWMBO still sails with me!!

 

[fireball]

Ah ... the 36'er 6 tonnes .... don't lift the dagger board up and don't forget to get the crew onto the new side otherwise you could capsise!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[doris]

Travellers

No not the sort of pikies that put their caravan on your front lawn!!

We never have he traveller anywhere other than amidships when running. Dumping it down just results in the main sheet wearing grooves in the cockpit coming. The vang takes care of sail shape. Also we always have a stopper knot in the main sheet that limits the run out so that the boom cannot hit the shrouds, bit too easy to break the boom For the gybe in big winds we take the vang off to ease the strain on the goose neck and also put the main sheet block on 'ratchet' to reduce the run out loads.

 

[PhilipH]

If you are short-handed then the Wichard Gyb'easy boom brake is brilliant. Three settings for different wind strengths - need to sheet in some when wind is up but otherwise a very controlled gybe. Now they are not cheap and you also need to buy two blocks and two jammers which are not included, but used ours this summer with SWMBO and our gybing is a delight and very low stress.

I have no commercial connection with Wichard (wish I did given the price),

 

[Talbot]

[ QUOTE ]
I was taught to have someone on the boom sheet to tke up the slack as the boat came round, then pay out slack as the boat passed the wind.

Tricky with only one or two aboard though.

Or turn into the wind and tack right round. Thus avoiding a jibe altogether.

[/ QUOTE ]very easy with two people on board actually.

One person remain s on the steering at all times. before steering dead downhill, the other person tightens up the main sheets until the sail is fore and aft. The boat is then steered directly downhill.. This is very simple at theis stage as the doat will remain very controllable unless you steer through the wind quickly. the main sheets person can then transfer the genoa over to the other tack, steersman allows the main to gybe the last couple of degrees while this is being done, and then the main is allowed to be trimed for the new course.

No need for dram, or rig smashing crashes. just hang directly down wind until you are ready to gybe..

 

[colingr]

Like al things I suppose, plan ahead and takes ones time.