Hi Tim
Good to hear from you and thank you for your tips on how to cope in a following sea. We are learning the hard way and looks like we ought to buy some "brave" pills to get over that hurdle again. Most unpleasant! The boat has trim on the legs and trim tabs. We use the trim on the legs all the time and the trim tabs for cross winds to balance the boat. We are on such a steep learning curve and every day we learn more. Great to feel we are going South!!
Thanks for your support.
LOL Sarah
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Hi Sarah.
When going downhill you need to keep the bow up so trim tabs up and you can trim the drives out. Opposite when going uphill, you need to keep the bow down so trim in and tabs down.
The key to an endurance race is to keep the boat together (and the crew) to give it the easiest ride possible. If you are banging about then work the trim, tabs and speed to get to the most comfortable ride - which is probably the quickest anyway. Bow flapping in the air and whole boat in the air are both slow.
Anyway there are a lot of experienced guys out there who are way behind you on time so you are both doing fantastically well!
Tim xx
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