And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It varies from boat to boat but best heel is where the helm is neutral. Most racers will tell you to "sail it flat". Heeling is fun but it dumps much of your power off the top of the sail.
Racers do crunches in the winter so they can hold the boat 'flat' upwind in the spring, summer and fall races. Nobody hikes out hard without a clear reason. The angle of the photo is poor but there doesn't appear to be any reason to be close hauled on a broad reach.
There is much less surface area touching the water when you have the wind and you're heeled over like that - and you can go faster.
ReplyDeleteIt varies from boat to boat but best heel is where the helm is neutral. Most racers will tell you to "sail it flat". Heeling is fun but it dumps much of your power off the top of the sail.
ReplyDeleteRacers do crunches in the winter so they can hold the boat 'flat' upwind in the spring, summer and fall races. Nobody hikes out hard without a clear reason. The angle of the photo is poor but there doesn't appear to be any reason to be close hauled on a broad reach.
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