Winner of the J/70 World Championship and many other World, European and National sailing titles, Charlie Cumbley shares the principles of setting up a sportsboat or a small keelboat for race-winning boatspeed across a range of sailing conditions....
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Make your Keelboat go Faster, with J/70 World Champion Charlie Cumbley
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Chris Snow of North Sails One Design in the USA describes his experience and success in late 2015 of competing in the J/70 class, and shares some of his go-faster tips here.... eg. Very important to keep the boat at a constant angle of heel upwind. Use the head stay against the horizon as a guide. If you cannot hold the boat on a constant angle of heel the boat is either underpowered or overpowered. Decide which and adjust....
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