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The Chicken JibeBY: PHILIP FREEDMANRem
The Chicken JibeBY: PHILIP FREEDMANRemember in the movie ack to the Futurewhen Michael J. Fox hated being called “Chickendare and changed his future for the good. Well… sometimes in sailing it’s equally smart to not take the dare.The safe maneuver is called the chicken jibe. The chicken jibereplaces a normaljibe(shown above)when youin high wind.if the winds are high. High winds in a jibing maneuver can cause damage to the vessel rigging by the boom SLAMMING across too fast. In a normal jibemaneuver the boom slam effect can be reducedby pulling in the main sheet and letting it out as the boom comes over to the other sideHowever, in high winds 15 knts plus, if the boom is not let out fast enough, the wind on the main sail will round the boat up in to the best choice is the chicken jibe. The end result is the same.Youre merelytackingthe boat from a It’s sple, easy, effective, and safe. The only thing to watch out for is that the jib sheets will whip back and around quite violently. So have the lazy sheet ready to go.Don’t just know this, but practice