The first decision will be to choose the side of the buoy by which we are going to arrive. For it we will study the wind and we calculated how it is going to us to come once we have passed the buoy. When we arrive at her we must have I decide the strategy that we are going to follow during the following one I embroider.

The wind can make small backings hundreds of meters advanced more in the buoy. And the one is east change of direction in the first place that must guide to us on the side of the buoy to choose. In order to know as it is the wind in the buoy we will be able to pay attention to which other boats do that or have arrived before we and naturally to watch the flag of the boat of the committee of regatas or the own buoy in case it has flag.

If in the buoy the wind is a little more the right with respect to the wind in which at the moment we sailed we will approach by the left side. We must consider the fact like a small backing which we were useful when we sailed with stern winds (To see article: “Winds of stern”).

But also the force will have to be considered that has the wind in the buoy. If the change of force is very significant east it must be our element of decision, and we will go alongside where there is more speed of wind. The current also can have importance, since this one can help us to arrive at the buoy or on the contrary to move away to us of her. We will consider it and we will calculate the approach resisting its force.

When two boats arrive in fight at the buoy (radio circle two lengths), the priority will be the one of the boat that puts by the interior. The boat of the outside must stay separated and to avoid to collide. Therefore we will look for the position that allows us to put to us in front of the opposite on the inside. And for it we must maintain the maximum speed until arriving at the circle of 2 lengths.

To realize the maneuver

With the stern wind, spi outside having to raise Genoa, several boats that approach patches ours you haul in, tangón that one enlists ..... all the passages of the maneuver must be ahead of time meditated well under pain to mount a true mess.

The crew must know very clearly the order of the maneuvers and have all preparation. Before the doubt we will hoist the Genoa of greater surface. It takes advantage of spi until the last one secondly has the danger to have to make the flooded maneuver of of perfect form and this is dangerous since if the operation embroils or delays, we will lose much more that we lowered if it with a reasonable time. Normally the boats decide to begin to lower it 3 or 5 lengths before arriving at buoy.

The maneuver must be prepared to be ready to fit in when our prow it is around the buoy, but when they are many the boats that even arrive time at the buoy are good idea to hold a little more once past this to clear to us of the zone desventada by the rest of the sailboats.

Most typical and simple it is to remove Genoa and to next gather spi desventado and to leeward of Genoa.