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Topic: A question for the enlightened |
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Rob_Heath |
Posted: 15-Apr-06 21:45 |
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Hi to everyone in ISO Land,
Can someone explain what "Tripping over the dagger board" means, I have seen it referred to a few times, and can't get my head around it.
Is it something that happens when blasting down wind, when the boat suddenly becomes seriously unstable ( and usually crashes !! )and maybe with too much weight aft ?
Cheers
Rob Heath ( ISO806 ) |
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Bob Ladell |
Posted: 19-Apr-06 09:46 |
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It means that you've had the wisdom to lift the dagger board about 2 to 4 inches upwind in a blow to help gust response / raised further downwind - followed by the crew's big feet rushing through when the helm throws the boat through the tack / gybe too fast - rapidly followed by ( expletives deleted ) that hurts !!!
Dagger boards are extremely hard and well worth keeping your shins as far away from them as possible. Slows the crew down a tad too ....
Bob |
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Ian Moss |
Posted: 19-Apr-06 10:42 |
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And there was me thinking it was pulling the board up to stop it generating too much lift (upwind force) so the board stalls and the boat trips over it. Hadn't realised it was done to trip over the crew  although it is very good at doing that.
Ian |
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Pete Lindley |
Posted: 19-Apr-06 13:30 |
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Just what I was thinking Ian!
Tripping over wither in a straight line up and down wind, or when turning corners.
I knew about the crew kicking it with their knees or feet, but didn't think that was the answer!
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Tim |
Posted: 19-Apr-06 14:25 |
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I thought tripping over the dagger board was when the helm fell off it as he tried to right the boat from a capsize caused by the overexcited helm throwing the boat into a tack/gybe without informing the crew. Who, as a consequence, falls into the boat cursing loudly and thus the upsetting the "zen" of the boat and is thus blamed for said incident....
Or thats how I view it anyway! |
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