The sensation that you are about to slide to leeward is familiar to most small-boat sailors. But that slip-sliding-away feeling isn’t reserved to small boats. Whether your boat is tiller steered or steered by a wheel, you’ll want a place to brace your feet. This is true whether close reaching or running. Good footing at the helm in a following sea can mean the difference between an exhilarating run and a knockdown.
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