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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | very practical advice; thanks! Posted By: Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh Date: 9/29/09 9:08a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: steering to windward with some mid course correction (Garry - Ex Seaward Fox owner) I certainly had thought of this in general terms, but this is a really good way to put it. I used to sail a SunCat, and sometimes, I would pull up the centerboard to get more drift to clear a point, etc. Hadn't thought of measuring my drift; just noticed a difference when I didn't have the board. I have a tracker on the iphone; it uses a lot of juice. I haven't got a GPS, other than the old Magellan 300. I don't even know if I can remember how to use it, although I did find the user manual online and printed it off just in case.

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Here's a picture of my centerboard -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/19/09 5:42a.m.

close-up of the slot in the board -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/19/09 5:44a.m.

actualy two corners cut off, I was focusing on the lower one -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/19/09 6:05a.m.

I need to make one -- Sam, Slipper 17, Vermont -- 9/22/09 7:25a.m.

sure, I will see if I can get that for you Sam -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/23/09 12:12p.m.

measuring the slot in the CB -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/26/09 10:47a.m.

Thanks -- Sam, Slipper 17, Vermont -- 9/27/09 6:33a.m.

glad to help -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/27/09 7:56a.m.

leeway -- Sam, Slipper 17, Vermont -- 9/28/09 7:11a.m.

I had a nice sail on Sunday, more used to things -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/29/09 4:18a.m.

steering to windward with some mid course correction -- Garry - Ex Seaward Fox owner -- 9/29/09 8:45a.m.

 very practical advice; thanks!  -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 9/29/09 9:08a.m.

The hard part is that it is counterintuitive do do... -- Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ -- 9/30/09 10:18a.m.