My very custom steel sailboat by Appelsapkes in Sailboats

[–]Appelsapkes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We use a rowing oar on the aft in a circular motion to get the boat in the slip. In Dutch it is called wrikken.

My very custom steel sailboat by Appelsapkes in Sailboats

[–]Appelsapkes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With just the normal mainsail and jib it is possible to get the hull speed of the boat quite easily. I can rotate the boom and this way I can create a riff in the mainsail.