Absolutely! The boom vang can be a misunderstood sail control. It takes over the job of pulling down on the boom once the mainsheet is eased. Upwind, the mainsheet pulls down as soon as the boom ...

At some point, it will be almost on centerline, which seems counterintuitive, considering you’re sailing downwind. To carry the boom in that far, you need very little vang. The least amount of ...

“A boom vang broke, a traveler broke and there was ... assessed the damage and decided they couldn’t continue sailing and notified the race committee, said Biemesderfer. So when the boat ...