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Story Contributors: Jeremy Smart, Seadon Wijsen, Jack Orr, Allan Terhune
LET’S TALK J/111
Upwind-Downwind Performance Tips
J/111 webinar featuring North Sails Class experts Seadon Wijsen, Jack Orr, Jeremy Smart and Allan Terhune.
Topics covered include:
2:35 Upwind Trim
39:12 Downwind Light Air & Superlight
44:30 Downwind Soak Mode 10-17 knots
51:34 Downwind Wing on Wing 13-15 knots
56:51 Downwind Moderate Plane/Lazy Plane 16-20 Knots
1:09:30 Downwind Heavy Air – 20+ knots
1:11:53 Downwind – 25+ knots
1:16:00 Broach and Recovery
Learn more about North Sails fast J/111 designs.
Story Contributors
Jeremy Smart
Sail Expert — Gosport, United Kingdom Manufacturing – Gosport, UK
Jeremy has been part of the team since 2001. He enjoys the opportunities provided by North Sails: meeting new people, having the opportunity to sail and win races on a variety of boats in “some of the nicest places in...
Seadon Wijsen
Sail Expert — San Francisco, California San Diego, California
Serving as the Regional Sales Manager of the West Coast, and based in the San Francisco area, Seadon has been with North Sails since 2001. Seeing that the technology gap between North Sails and other sailmakers was widening, and having...
Jack Orr
One Design Expert, Sail Expert, Service Expert — Steelpointe Harbor, Connecticut
Jack Orr is based out of Milford, Connecticut. He has been a part of our North Sails team since 1988. His expertise is found in (but not limited to) the J/88, J/109, and J/111. He has a wide range of...
Allan Terhune
One Design Expert — Annapolis, Maryland
Allan has been with North Sails since 2007 and serves as North American One Design Manager. Allan Terhune, Jr., has won 14 National and Continental Titles (in the Lightning, Flying Scot, MC Scow and Thistle Classes) and was crowned the...
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