How to sail - Beach landing a 2 person sailboat

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Thanks for all the great tips. Just wondering. if you don't have a jib furler, what's the alternative to furling your jib while coming into shore? Let it loose, or lower the halyard?

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Sheik Jabooti I don’t think there is an alternative I have sailed many boats without furling jibs and just lowered the sail when returned ashore, but on approach just let it flap. Or release it to almost total flap. With just the slightest pressure on the jib sheet to protect the sail cloth from extra wear if it is windy Sometimes it is better to always have a bit of drive in the sail. The trick with beach landing is NOT to approach with the wind behind you but approach as we show in the video Happy sailing when we can! Tim

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3:10 That can't be right? Sail directly into the beach on a beam reach?

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Rizzo if you continue to watch I explain how to control your speed on approach. From a beam reach you furl the jib then let the mainsail flap to approach slowly. Sure you don’t just slam the boat on the beach but with control of the sails you approach slowly with a flapping mainsail.