10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADSAIL»
Discover the use of
headsail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
headsail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Sail. Balance. on. the. Wind. Coordination. of. main. and. headsail. trim. Figure 6
... sail Photo 1 Telltale and tuft arrangement adjustments actually are doing 77
Sail Balance on the Wind Coordination of main and headsail trim Arvel Gentry.
2
The Sailing Bible: The Complete Guide for All Sailors from ...
Most cruising yachts have a large roller-furling headsail. The sail can be rolled up
or partly rolled if you wish to sail with reduced sail. It's an easy system of sail
management, but there are compromises on performance. How is the sail
attached ...
Barrie Smith, Jeremy Evans, Pat Manley, 2013
TI—lE APPROPRIATELY NAMED HEADSAIL IS typically the most efficient sail on
a boat. This is particularly so when sailing upwind. Thus its size and shape are
important for speed, comfort and fun afloat. Headsail area is typically determined
...
4
Lessons from My Good Old Boat
The severe heeling, rapid vertical accelerations, and spray or solid water coming
over the bow creating a slippery deck are not the most pleasant conditions in
which to try to lower or change the headsail. Roller furling on the luff-wire The first
...
5
Handbook of Offshore Cruising: The Dream and Reality of ...
Don't assume that roller-furling completely alleviates the need for headsail
changes, or that, as the wind increases, it is only necessary to roll up the sail to
deal with changing conditions. A reefed roller-furling sail will not set as well as a
smaller ...
Jim Howard, Charles J. Doane, 2000
6
Sail Trim: Theory & Practice
There are fewer controls available to help you trim the headsail than there are for
the main. However it doesn't follow that fine tuning of the jib or genoa is any less
important. Earlier on we saw how the headsail is the more effective of the two ...
7
Wind and Tide: An Introduction to Cruising in Pure Sailing Craft
The key to the slot effect between the headsail and the main is this: First, to make
sure that the headsail is sheeted properly and then the main is sheeted to match.
Since the mainsail is to some degree running in air off of the headsail this is the ...
Calculating Rig TEHSIOI If you've been sailing very long, you've heard about the
“necessity" of keeping your headsail luff from sagging to leeward-in order to have
good performance to weather. If you want to avoid a sagging luff, you have to ...
9
To Harness the Wind: A Short History of the Development of Sails
Headsail Overlapping headsail Apparent wind Figure 76. The slot effect. The
greater low-pressure area provided by the extended slot and the greater sail area
of the overlapping headsail provide a greater propulsion force. and-aft rigged
and ...
10
Self Sufficient Sailor 2nd edition
For easier headsail handling when cruising, try using a jib downhaul. With or
without a bowsprit, this is a good piece of gear for single or shorthanded sailing. I
first used a jib downhaul on a 120-ton gaff -rigged schooner I was sailing aboard
as ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADSAIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
headsail is used in the context of the following news items.
Sail World - Kiwi named as replacement navigator for Wild Oats XI's …
Wild Oats XI had averaged near 22 knots in 17 knots of wind with only her smallest headsail set. “It was a very exciting day on the water,” Mark Richards said. «Sail World, Jul 15»
Transatlantic Race: War Stories of the Giants
“Just before we finished we figured out how to unfurl the J2 [headsail] manually with someone at the top of the rig and someone at the middle of ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
Transatlantic Race 2015_Day 13 - War Stories of the Giants
“Just before we finished we figured out how to unfurl the J2 [headsail] manually with someone at the top of the rig and someone at the middle of ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
High-tech FB35 Young Guns hits the water in Sydney
“Headsail sheeting is done on a set of fore and aft tracks with in- hauler adjustment. The slightly asymmetrical companionway was born out of ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
Comanche sets new 24 hour record in Transatlantic Race
“Just before we finished we figured out how to unfurl the J2 [headsail] manually with someone at the top of the rig and someone at the middle of ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
8th Multihull Solutions Regatta 2015: Blustery wind is taking its toll.
Just as the Firefly starting horn sounded, the halyard on John Newnham's Twin Sharks parted company and the headsail come tumbling down. «BYM News, Jul 15»
Gorgeous, Epic Block Island Race Week!
1 headsail in the second race. Jeffrey Willis' (Huntington Bay, N.Y.) CHALLENGE IV ran its winning streak to five in the J/44 class with two ... «J/Sailing News, Jul 15»
Tour de France à la Voile: Groupama 24 : who's next in the Tour ?
... the headsail trimming department; Quentin Ponroy, the master sailmaker from La Trinite sur Mer in south-west Brittany and Romain Motteau, ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
Performance Cruising Yachts to debut five new yachts at Sydney …
... for enjoying Sydney Harbour, while sailing the Impression 40 is easy thanks to in-mast reefing and roller headsail furling. With Sydney by Sail ... «My Sailing, Jun 15»
Man Overboard: An Unexpected Experience
LEARN TO MANEUVER YOUR BOAT, with or without headsail, so that you can approach from windward very slowly. Passing by the person in ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jun 15»
