[Public-List] Boom Vang Specifications

[David Terrell via Public-List]

A crash jibe situation is where a preventer does its thing. I teach my 
sailing students about the importance of preventers and setting them 
early. At 140 degrees , I think I probably do it before most people, but 
I do not worry about this problem. I have noticed that when sailing down 
wind, wind shifts can move the stern closer to the wind that one might 
think with surprising speed.

David

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 1:49 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List wrote:

> On 7/7/14, 6:30 AM, Michael via Public-List wrote:
>> The thing about the boom lifting in an uncontrolled jibe is; with a 
>> vang
>> in place, when the boom reaches the end of it's travel, the shock 
>> load
>> can bend the boom.
>
> Or shear the rivets holding the boom to the gooseneck. (Right, John 
> Birch? ;-))
>
>  - George
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