420 Roll Tacks

Maggie and Colleen working on their roll tacks.

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Sports

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• sailing
• 420
• chicago

[Jantles]

not true. a well done roll tack WILL propel your boat. I've done it many times. Have you ever pumped your boat on a day without wind? its essentially the same concept, of course roll tacks work.

[liamp7]

you are using far to much rudder you need to use less then you will be pointing higher and coming out of the tack quicker

[reignofthpro]

you need to have some leeward heel to help the boat up into the wind.

[sailing16328]

@Iamnotaemo i sail in the us, and have been in a regatta when it was blowing 35. also i sailed a regatta in italy, and it was blowing 45. niether were cancelled. lastly if you think you and new zealand are soo good at sailing why have you'all not won any "sailor of the year" awards for a while.

ps- 4 meter waves are not that big.

[mayheman]

1st 1s better they boat comes over them 2 much on the 2nd 1 :P

[t2a2g]

lol

[eastonstealth15]

holy crap this is chicago. hey i just sailed a regatta there. tight

[poopachacha]

roll tacks dont reall work, you just need to slowly head up, and switch your tack carefully

[Iamnotaemo]

we do get sun in summer but winter not so much god when we were in those 4 meter waves we got out to the corse and it was 6 km straight out to sea against the waves and they were breaking it was insane then comming bac with the spinnikers up we were flying

[OFFICIALH0B0]

Ya, but where we live, we know what the sun looks like =p lol. No I know, I'm 14 and the most wind I've ever sailed in is like 20-22 knots in CFJ Nationals. I live in the Orange County and sail around 7-12 knots normally, but it's always fun just to cruise. =)

[Iamnotaemo]

the seond type of roll tack is better