BupBoats TacTics :- The Lee Bow

[@charliewhite7251]

Wow, that's incredible, i'm guessing this works for every class of boat including dinghy's. Thanks!

[@BottomUPBoats]

Yep Charlie works for all classes. Smaller and slower boats can even control larger boats with this technique. The only exception would be if the boat you are tacking under is substantially faster or can point more than 10 degrees higher than you. Put it to use and you will quickly find what works for you.

[@charliewhite7251]

Thank you so much, i'm going for the Island Games in my hope to represent the Isle of Wight in a Laser in Gibraltar 2019. I will be sure to use this in training and if i make it, Gibraltar.

[@BottomUPBoats]

Good luck with you training and attempt to qualify, I am sure this one will come in handy along the way. Don't forget to like the video and and subscribe to the channel to get more tactical tips in upcoming videos !

[@chroniclesofstuntbucket3522]

Outstanding vid, the best I have found on lee-bow'ing. It took a while to get the full benefit of lee-bow on the upwind GBR boat.

[@BottomUPBoats]

Thanks for stopping by and for the positive feedback. Yes it did take some time. The boat to windward started pointing higher after the tack and attempted leeboards, they almost broke the wind shadow. The boat to leeward had enough runway to take their time which was key. Other option is to leave the tack till later, issue with this is the windward boat may then choose to clear there air straight away which would reduce the wind shadow effect.

[@tac1058]

nice clear description of The Lee Bow. a bit of a volume issue but good info

[@BottomUPBoats]

Thanks for stopping by and taking time out share your feedback. This was one of our earlier videos hopefully you would agree that production has improved over the years.

[@williamduffield4964]

The boat that was leeward bowed as you are saying should have tacked as so as it was losing the tacked back again onto the same tack into clear air. Or pulled the vang on a little to sail higher but at the same speed.

[@BottomUPBoats]

Both good options to try and stay clear to windward. We were approaching the top mark so the needed to make that call quickly which they sadly (for them) they didn’t. They where pinching but the bait to leeward was doing the same, the higher they went the harder it got for them as the where already in the back wind of the boat ahead 👍

[@sailawayteam]

Why would they not have sailed higher and with same speed already? Why sail lower without speed gain in the first place?

[@martygingras8683]

Very nice video

[@BottomUPBoats]

Thanks for stopping by, glad you liked it.

[@davidsalk3002]

Why didn't starboard boat just cross the bow and then tack right on them?

[@BottomUPBoats]

We were close to the top mark and wanted to protect the starboard layline. If you went through and tacked ontop you would do two racks to the ports boats one with the limited time to build back up to top speed chances are you would have been behind at the top mark. Tacking where we did ensured the port boat sailed the maximum amount of time in disturbed air.

[@jasonrogers3030]

I was just going to ask the same question, but now I get it, they will have disturbed air on windward side then leeward side. Nice might use this if situation happens to us

[@BottomUPBoats]

Spot on Jason, taking this approach gives you more options than crossing and tacking to windward. Choosing to cross could result in you getting Lee bowed if you can't complete your tack far enough in front of the boat on port

[@williamduffield4964]

@@jasonrogers3030 The port boat needed just to take two sort tacks to get out of the broken wind so this would mean that he may have over shot the mark just a little so then pull away a little and drive back down towards the leeward boat to get between the leeward boat and the rounding mark just before you get to the mark if you can get in there then you have control over when the leeward boat gets to round the mark.