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10:04 PM Tue 1 Jun 2010 GMT

'Here’s the smarter way to move the car while under load' .

Ever had trouble when you must slide the genoa car forward or back whilst it is under load from the sail? Here's a handy tip from NauticEd Sailing School which goes one past the most obvious and safest, which is is to do the lazy side first then wait till you tack over. This tip is even more clever than that, because sometimes you just can't wait for the next tack or gybe. So take the lazy sheet over to the leeward side of the boat and cleat it off taut to the genoa clew. Now release the working genoa ...

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