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| Author: | richandpat [ Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sailing with one rudder up & the other rudder down |
When do you sail with one rudder up & the other rudder down? What is the advantage? Which rudder is up - windward or leeward? Thank you! |
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| Author: | Karl Brogger [ Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:14 pm ] |
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Downwind with one rudder. Leeward stays down. Less drag is the only advantage that I know of. If you don't have good cams/locking mechanism you can have problems. In heavy air its probably not worth the effort. Theres too many other things to worry about. |
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| Author: | gree2056 [ Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:59 pm ] |
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I don't worry about it when I am just out goofing around on the lake but if I race I make very sure to life the windward rudder on the downwind leg, especially if the leg is long. I figure that that tiny bit of less resistance might help! |
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| Author: | richandpat [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:36 am ] |
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Thanks for explaining this. I've seen others sailing with one rudder up before, but I never knew why. Both rudders kicked up yesterday while sailing in the ocean when I came across a large patch of kelp. I put the leeward rudder back down & sailed the rest of the afternoon with the windward rudder up on all points of sail until I returned through the channel & into Mission Bay. I was on starboard until then so I didn't have to put my starboard rudder back down until I gybed at the end of the channel. I don't know if I was sailing faster due to less resistance, but my H-16 seemed easier to steer with just one rudder down. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Rudder up or down |
Some of the top racers sail with one up, on all points of sail. Upwind it can be risky as you can cavitate the one rudder more easily. I have always found the steering to be better with one up on a reach and down wind. Both down causes more drag and some conflict between them. |
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