Roll Tack (light wind) WNTS - Session 1

Roll tacking practice on Sunday morning of the 1st weekend session by the Welsh National Topper Squad at Pwllheli.
Note the angle of attack, speed, steering, sheeting in/out, shoulders out, grab, tiller straight, bost upright, sheet in steps of each tack.

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[Hughvornater]

Some good tacks but they need to sheet in more.

[stoichiometric]

alright thanks

[Rand0mFilmz]

I sail a bit but not that much.... yes the jib is used to assist the main + when you r on a RUN you can use something called "wing on wing" or goose wings

search it up if u don;t know

[stoichiometric]

cool thanks, one more question though, What is the jib used for mostly.. like a genaker and spinaker are used for downwind performance.. the jib is used just to assist the main? I dont know much about sail boats, and any help is great.

Thanks again.

[Rand0mFilmz]

if your racing and you correctly roll tack you won't lose any speed(supposedly) but if you normal tack you can lose speed

[stoichiometric]

whats the advantage to a roll tack to a normal tack?

[roryface1993]

no toppers are just awesome!

[405rocks]

does anyone agree with me?

[405rocks]

i have sailed toppers in high wind and low and most conditions. bh there a great boat for learning but i cant explain it they feel so flimsy. its hard to explain but compared to a laser 4.7 it feels less well built. for example in 20 knots i rounded a mark to head upwind, i had a brand new mast/sail on and had depowered well. the mast snapped in a second. the spars are so much thinner. also the steering is kinda dodgy compared to a laser. lol but still topper good boat for learning the skills.

[CosmasGrelon]

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