The
following question was asked of Lucas Calabrese, winning tactician on
Jud Smith’s AFRICA in the 2018 J/70 World Championship in Marblehead, MA
(btw, Lucas is also a bronze Medallist skipper in 470s for Argentina in
the 2012 Olympic Games):What are approximate boat speeds/ wind speeds to transition from displacement mode/ VMG light winds to WoW (wing-on-wing) to Planing Mode (jib out trimmed)?
Lucas- “It all depends on tactics, but a good guideline I think is:
- Planing: it works when you do over 9.5 to 10 kts of boatspeed.
- From planing to wing-on-wing: if you are trying to plane and you are
doing between 8.2 and 9.5 kts, wing-on-wing is probably the best mode.
- From wing-on-wing to VMG: if doing less than 8.2 kts of boatspeed while on the wing you are better off going displacement/ VMG mode.
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