TIMECODED QUESTIONS

0:00 Intro

1:54 Hamish wing foiling chat

6:34 Joe Aleh 470/foiling approach

10:03 Immediate Debriefing vs. Doing It Later

13:13 505 sailors now heat up the boat downwind and only sail a traditional downwind route in the lightest of airs. Do you have any thoughts on setting the kite and trimming with this approach to the “run”?

16:25 Insights from Penny and Russ Clark

19:13 If in doubt, do you go for 'high mode' or 'soaking low mode' as your default option?

21:04 In the topic about steering mainly in 49ers, should there be a lot of pressure on the rudder or not? I’m struggling a bit with it because sometimes there is a lot of pressure on the tiller

22:49 Both sailmakers in my keelboat class say that, when you let go the helm in optimal power mode, the boat should track straight for 3-5 seconds and then one sailmaker says the boat should slowly bear off (i.e., lee helm) and the other sailmaker says it should slowly head up (i.e., weather helm). How do you reconcile this difference?

24:35 You’ve talked quite often on swapping boats for boat testing within a squad. I totally agree with the idea, but a lot of times it’s difficult to get the different teams to share their feelings and give good feedback when we’re in a meeting all together. Making them swap boats is even harder… How do you manage these issues within a squad?

27:17 Kinetics: In the 470 class with free pumping, do you think that the class will end up like the RS:X, where the team that manages to pump all the time upwind/downwind has a huge advantage? Or the other way, the ones that can’t will have no chance?

29:55 The Wild Thing: helm sitting in the bottom of the boat, and the crew on the wire. What are the benefits?

33:21 Can you talk about using body movements and leech flicks to sail quickly through chop for single-handed (Laser, Finn, etc)? Outboard body pump, torquing, sheet drops – how often?

36:19 What are the best exercises for working towards the best technique?

39:11 When do you know that helmsman & crew are too far in the back of a planing 49er? both Upwind and Downwind

42:00 Focusing on sail trim, calibration marks are obviously crucial for accuracy and replication. Do you have any tips or good methods to use for calibration marks? Specifically lines with high purchase such as a jib sheet on a 49er

46:29 On RSAOP and also upwind kinetics in non-foiling multihulls, the best in our class sail the boat pretty static, in order to not disturb the flow of the boat. Downwind we like to put in a lot of fore aft movement to catch the wave. Is there a balance in using kinetics on a multihull?

48:34 Dart 18: Through your manoeuvres should you be looking for best speed or just accept the limitations the boat design brings to performing a smooth and quick tack?

51:47 I have a question relating to the core principles of sail trim chapter. I sail a Devoti D-One - a single handed asymmetric dinghy. It has a carbon fibre rig with a fully battened mainsail. The key controls upwind are main sheet, traveller and cunningham - could you provide any insights on upwind trim and technique, and also contrast this with a Laser and Finn?

55:02 Do you recommend a big curl or small curl for the spinnaker? Does this differ in wind speeds or type of spinnaker?

1:00:25 Have you heard of Tactiqs? Perhaps you could comment on it during the upcoming Boat Speed Q&A. It looks like it could be a good dinghy training tool though not allowed for racing.