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The crew should sit forward of the cross seat or thwart but preferably
fairly close to it since weight in the bow or narrow part of the
boat depresses the bow, makes the boat harder to steer, and also
allows waves to slap in.
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Their weight will then be in the center of the boat and evenly dispersed.
If a single crew is carried in light air, his weight probably would be best
to leeward (the side the sail is carried on), but in a stronger wind he
should move across to help keep the boat heeled only slightly to leeward.
- Diagrams and Text courtesy of Sailing and the Tech Dinghy
- Permission granted by: Harold "Hatch" Brown, MIT.
- Black and white clipart were provided by
arttoday.com
- Created by: Nondini Naqui '02
- Maintained by: Bonnie Dix
- Date Created: 7/27/00
- Last Modified: 8/9/00
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