It’s been said that going fast upwind in moderate and heavy air is all about fitness and energetic hiking. Laser […]
It’s been said that going fast upwind in moderate and heavy air is all about fitness and energetic hiking. Laser […]
Pinching is bad, but what happens next is worse...
After just moments of noticing they are sailing too close to the wind, the helms person bears away back to the correct angle. What they don’t know is that they are slipping sideways due to something even worse: stalling of the sail. The reason? a shift in apparent wind.
