bar crossings

[seatime]

Thanks for getting back with more details Darren.

It sounds like the 'throttle up' term was misunderstood allright. What were the instructions to go faster, 'throttle down' ? that could be confusing also.
Terms like "power up" or "ramp up" are used in industry when increasing the power supply to machinery, I can see how "throttle up" could be interpreted to mean a similar command as "power up".
What's wrong with "speed up" and "slow down".

What brand of boat were they using on the course?

regards
Steve

[Greg P]

Hmm - sounds like a communication breakdown. Never heard the term Power Up referring to easing off the stick. There is the "Power On" approach to bar crossing where you use the "rounding up" technique to turn a little to port or starboard to decrease the airtime when running over a swell in the bar.


Sounds confusing so no wonder that happened