I firmly fall into the category of every boat (except mine) should have a masthead wind indicator. I love seeing the wind direction on my competitor’s boats!
The biggest step to make this easy is to start with a new sail. That’s easy for me to say as someone who sells sails, but it’s much harder as the sail gets older.
Another important point is that the strategic rounding only really works if you will have clear air leaving the mark. If you are in the middle of the fleet in a group of boats, a tactical rounding is almost always better so you can have clear air and keep your options open to tack without a boat blocking you.
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I firmly fall into the category of every boat (except mine) should have a masthead wind indicator. I love seeing the wind direction on my competitor’s boats!
The biggest step to make this easy is to start with a new sail. That’s easy for me to say as someone who sells sails, but it’s much harder as the sail gets older.
Another important point is that the strategic rounding only really works if you will have clear air leaving the mark. If you are in the middle of the fleet in a group of boats, a tactical rounding is almost always better so you can have clear air and keep your options open to tack without a boat blocking you.