Nautica Boats Nautica 450 RACE User Manual - page 18
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A. Sailing upwind
In mid wind conditions the crew should hike fully and the main should be trimmed so
the boom is in the middle. As the wind picks up you should add more cunnigham
(rope that controls front leach) and more outhaul. When you have outhaul and
cunnighum at its max position, the next step is to ease main sheet. Remember ther
you should also have some gnav applied. As a rule of the thumb you can start with
that you have enough gnav when you sail up wind with your main trimmed well and
you take the lose line from gnav control line.
In light air all of your control lines should be eased. The boat should be slightly
heeled to the leeward to reduce leeway.
Optimum trim for jib sheet is that you ease it 5cm from it being maximum tide.
B. Tacking
Your Nautica 450 is a boat of great manuvrouabilty. To make a tack you do not have
to push the rudder all the way. Using all the rudder there is will decrease your speed,
will make your tack extremely fast and you will find yourself sailing a reach
afterwards. Therefore to make a tack push your rudder 10-20 deg(depending on your
speed). Ease the jib, slightly ease main sheet, jump to the other side, take the jib in,
wait until your boat will pick some speed and take main in.
In light air remember to have some gnav tension. This will help you to flick the
battens in your full battened main.
C. Sailing downwind
Efficient Sailing downwind takes appropriate judgment of boat speed and wind angle.
It needs experience so train Sailing with genaker frequently. In light wind luffing does
not make significant speed differences so sail as low as possible until your genaker
is filled with wind. The crew should sit on the windward to have a good view on the
sail and the helmsmen to leeward.
As the wind picks up the chances to plane occurs. It pays off to luff to initiate
planning.
In heavy airs you should not have trouble to initiate planning so your main
consideration should be sailing flat. In wind squalls ease the main and genaker sheet
and bear off! Remember that even slight move of your rudder makes rapid changes
in sailing direction. In heavy wind both crew members should be hiking out.
During sailing with genaker the communications between crew members is
especially important. The crew has a great feeling of wind pressure through genaker
sheet and should inform helmsmen who should change the course to the new wind.
When Sailing downwind your workhorse is the genaker so the crew should focus on
genaker trim and it is up to helmsmen to control the heel of the boat with his weight
and the main sail trim.