SKEETA FOILING CRAFT NIKKI, Руководство по эксплуатации

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The consequence is the boat becomes unstable as it heels in either direction. Therefore, you need to actively balance
the forces to remain upright. This is quite the opposite of balancing a displacement dinghy and explains why the boat
feels so different to sail on foils.
In effect it is like balancing a stick on your hand or sitting on a bike. If you do not actively move your weight to
provide balance, or steer it, the boat will fall over.
Fortunately, the sail helps you a lot, providing something to lean against just as with a sailboard, which dampens the
movement and provides a restoring force. It is not sail trim alone which keeps the boat upright. A lot of the skill is in
steering with careful tiller movements, just to keep the rig over the lifting point of the foils. Steering aggressively is
not only slow but unbalances the boat.
We wish you many happy years foiling and sailing!
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