The barber hauler is used to pull the lead outboard to open up the slot at the bottom of the main, and to reduce twist in the genoa when you are off the wind. Just moving the lead block forward on the inboard track leaves the genoa with too much twist, either overtrimming the bottom or luffing the top. The barber hauler gives the genoa much better shape when you are not close-hauled. If I was racing I would have a system closer to what Dennis describes as his Plan B. Quite a few new performance boats have no jib tracks, the sheet leads are all through "floating" control lines attached to hard points on deck.
On 4 March 2013 02:50, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** > > Jim**** > > ** ** > > I don’t get what that does for performance, can you explain please. Looks > like you have room to do the same thing with the jib sheet alone.**** > > ** ** > > I am not well informed on Barber Hauling at all but some how I thought it > was used to bring the clew inboard when the lead point was on the toe rail. > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Dwight Veinot**** > > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna**** > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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