What are the major differences between sailing Flying Scots and Thistles downwind? Does the Scot demand a higher downwind angle than the Thistle?
Basically I think that since the Flying Scot is a bit slower than the Thistle sailing hotter angles unless its really light doesn’t gain you much. I think usually we sail deeper in the Scot and heel the boat to weather more. It really light stuff, however, you have to heat the Scot up to get the chute filled and the boat up to speed. Since the Thsitle is much quicker reacting it does react to the “ups and downs” and changes to wind velocity much more that the Scot. I think you’ll sail hotter to get speed and then dive a bit deeper, and quicker, once you have it.
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