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01-18-2005, 05:26 PM
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| In a fastish asymmetric kite dinghy, the daggerboard ( preferable to a swinging aft centreboard) is not lifted. Because you don't sail 'downwind' but at 45 degrees to the wind, and try to maximise speed which means lots of side force with the kite up, so lifting the board actually = more drag and less speed. You still need to operate in the low drag bucket by keeping leeway small. The faster you go, the easier it is. Andy  |
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