Posted by Jon on December 17, 2002 at 13:59:30 from 199.128.91.76 user Jon.
In Reply to: Re: Waggle in Wake posted by Peter H on December 17, 2002 at 13:05:12:
I was about to make Mike's point as well. It means watching the water, as well as keeping an eye on other boats, nearby trees, flags, clouds, etc. for signs of wind shifts, gusts, etc.
Swallow was more prone to waggles than Amazon as her shallow keel provided less stability under wind gusting than Amazon's centreboard (of course, this same instability also made possible the race-winning maneuver in SD - with a proper deep keel, they'd never have been able to manage it!).