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Moving the car forward under tension

January 6, 2009 Grant Headifen Leave a comment Skipper

Moving the jib sheet car forward when the jib sheet is under tension presents a bit of a problem and many times you’ll just wait until you tack to the other side to move it. Or more dangerously, you can release the tension a little then put your foot on the jibsheet forward of the […]

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