Couple of Variations on Assy' Gybes

Here are a couple of variations on assymetric gybes, allegedly first used by skiff sailors, but both reliant actually on the jib being in place such that the kite cannot go through the forestay

The advantage of both these is speed: the key in this is that the old flow is detached and upwash / exit wash are destroyed.

In medium airs- you can send a crew up on the bow, just forward of the stays and maybe get away doing this without a jib. The kite is round quicker because the old flow is snuffed out.

So called Wing on Wing Gybe then on youtube, with the bowman hauling the clew down, almost like you would in a meixcan drop into the forepeak hatch, and giving it a flick to help the leech through.

You could do this on a smaller boat like an SB3 perhaps, standing infront of the boom and kicker but it would be risky. Maybe pay off though. On a M24 you could do this in sub planing conditions and I'd like to try.

Now for heavier winds, when you can only do this with the jib up; the blow through or "skiff style" gybe. Here, the old flow is killed by the backing wind on the new gybe , the assy needs the jib to stop it wrapping round the forestay and you have to keep the clew low and forward so that the mast and spreaders don't get involved!  This works on skiffs of course and on smaller boats when the process is quicker and there maybe is not anything to catch on, like in this Viper  Skiff Gybe Video, note THREE sails again jib essential.

Notice that the greatest benefit is not going into the gybe, and not quite the fairly rapid movement round the forestay but in fact it is way faster OUT of the gybe to get flying than doing the M24 / J109 style over-trim.

that is all!