Steering Your Sailboat By Weight and Sails.
Steering you sailboat with the tiller is main way you will
turn your boat when sailing, but you can steer your boat by shifting your body
weight and with the sails.
Bearing off is turning away from the wind. Heading
up is turning toward the wind. If you want to steer by shifting weight,
moving body weight to the windward will help the boat bear off.
Moving weight to leeward will help the boat head up.
Steering with sails can also be done. If you ease the main
off and / or trim the jib in it will help the boat to bear off. If you
trim in the main and / or ease off the jib, this helps the boat head up.
These are two ways you can easily help steer your sailboat
and make your turn smooth and nice in addition to using the tiller.
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