Ep 54 - Using the Preventer

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• AN

  @andyvan5692 · 2 years ago (edited)

  one safety point in the &quot;rig test&quot;, do it with the mainsheet tighter, and the mainsheet car out that side, so this has the &quot;force of the boom&quot; if anything where to go aloof, the main can only swing as much as there is mainsheet slack, stopping a &quot;Chinese Gybe&quot; from harming the crew.<br>this also heels the boat less, as the point of pull of the mainsheet is further to the leeward side, so less mechanical advantage on the keel, less heel, and a safer deck, the rudder is also in the water deeper, so is more effective, so less chance of losing control of boat position (the main reason for a &quot;Chinese Gybe&quot; initiating, also if in high winds, REEF the lot, the less force on the rig, the slower the boom is likely to move, and also you have more control of it with the mainsheet tackle, as the lower the sail is the calmer the wind the sail feels.

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• ST

  @stephenconway4976 · 3 years ago

  Very informative

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• KI

  @kippaboard · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the helpful video... should save me some headache and heartbreak

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• AL

  @alexfajardo8809 · 3 years ago

  I came for the preventer but all I was looking at is your beautiful boat 😅

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• LO

  @londonmadeeasy · 1 month ago

  Very good video. Many thanks

• JA

  @Jason-o5s · 2 years ago

  Cheer~~~~a person or thing that prevents something.😊

• CA

  @CanadianGrenadian · 8 months ago

  Very good, thanks

• AN

  @Angrish_1 · 3 years ago

  Very useful video as its something I need to setup this weekend

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• DE

  @Devon_Dan_Sailing · 2 years ago

  Great demo thanks

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• JO

  @johnmajewski1065 · 2 years ago

  Two good demos, Thanks. SV Skoiern IV

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• SA

  @sailingaphrodite4189 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;d be interested in a) how is the line on the boom attached and b) what clip do you attach the boom line with the dyneema line?

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• JI

  @jimmybritt9537 · 3 years ago

  Very nice demonstration 👍👍🇺🇸