Monday, November 13, 2006
Points of Sailing
The points of sailing is an important theory of sailing. Assuming that the wind comes from 12o'clock, there is a zone of "no sails" roughly from 11o'clock to 1o'clock. when your boat turn into this zone and the sailor do nothing, the boat is said to be "in irons". The sail of the boat will luffs and the boat will be stationary. Besides the "no go" zone, there are 5 other points of sails. 1.close haul 2.close reach 3.beam reach 4.broach reach 5.running.when the boat is at the 10o'clock and 2o'clock position, the boat is sailing in a close haul position. when the boat is at 4o'clock and 8o'clock, the point of sail is close reach. if the boat is at 3o'clock and 9o'clock, this is the beam reach (this is the fastest point of sail). when the boat is pointing at 6o'clock, it is on the run i.e. the wind is blowing behind the boat.(this is the slowest point of sail).
The points of sailing is an important theory of sailing. Assuming that the wind comes from 12o'clock, there is a zone of "no sails" roughly from 11o'clock to 1o'clock. when your boat turn into this zone and the sailor do nothing, the boat is said to be "in irons". The sail of the boat will luffs and the boat will be stationary. Besides the "no go" zone, there are 5 other points of sails. 1.close haul 2.close reach 3.beam reach 4.broach reach 5.running.when the boat is at the 10o'clock and 2o'clock position, the boat is sailing in a close haul position. when the boat is at 4o'clock and 8o'clock, the point of sail is close reach. if the boat is at 3o'clock and 9o'clock, this is the beam reach (this is the fastest point of sail). when the boat is pointing at 6o'clock, it is on the run i.e. the wind is blowing behind the boat.(this is the slowest point of sail).
