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Re: Rudder and lean? Rudder or lean?
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 8/4/1998, 4:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Rudder and lean? Rudder or lean? (gail ferris)

True. Mostly we used roll tacking in light to moderate air.

Also used to stand on the bow of our Lasers going downwind in the main channel on light air days (we were just kids...)

> depends on how severe the wind conditions are I have seen conditions
> where it was either a barndoor or lots of prayers and I can assure
> you that leaning into the wind prevented me from being window shaded
>

Messages In This Thread

Rudder lines crossed?
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 7/27/1998, 10:53 am
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Shawn Baker -- 7/28/1998, 9:39 am
Probably off-topic, but...
Karl Kulp -- 7/29/1998, 9:52 am
Re: Mirror Image
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 7/30/1998, 10:15 am
Re: Mirror Image
Mark Kanzler -- 7/30/1998, 11:04 am
Re: Mirror Image
Mark Kanzler -- 7/30/1998, 1:08 pm
Re: Mirror Image
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 7/30/1998, 2:34 pm
Re: Mirror Image
CHad -- 7/30/1998, 4:25 pm
Re: Mirror Image
Mark Kanzler -- 7/30/1998, 4:40 pm
Re: Probably off-topic, but...
jim champoux -- 7/29/1998, 10:04 am
Re: Probably off-topic, but...
Mark Kanzler -- 7/29/1998, 1:24 pm
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 7/28/1998, 9:36 am
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Paul Stomski -- 7/27/1998, 4:09 pm
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/27/1998, 5:12 pm
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Ross Leidy -- 7/27/1998, 11:20 am
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/27/1998, 11:32 am
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
Paul A. Lambert -- 8/11/1998, 8:57 am
Re: Yeah, but..
Ross Leidy -- 7/28/1998, 12:12 am
Re: Yeah, but..
Randy Knauff -- 7/27/1998, 9:17 pm
Re: Yeah, but..
NPenney -- 7/27/1998, 1:23 pm
Re: Yeah, but..
Ross Leidy -- 7/27/1998, 1:56 pm
Re: Yeah, but..
Mark Kanzler -- 7/27/1998, 2:06 pm
Re: Yeah, but..
Shawn Baker -- 7/27/1998, 5:38 pm
Re: CHEESE-N-RICE(say it fast)
Rick C. -- 7/28/1998, 1:16 am
Re: Rudder and lean? Rudder or lean?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/28/1998, 11:07 am
Re: Rudder and lean? Rudder or lean?
gail ferris -- 7/31/1998, 10:34 pm
Re: Rudder and lean? Rudder or lean?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 4:57 pm
Re: Yeah, but..
Mark Kanzler -- 7/27/1998, 1:19 pm
Re: Rudder lines crossed?
NPenney -- 7/27/1998, 11:10 am