Reading the tread about halyards, and an earlier post about furlers reminded me
to ask a question of you racers out there: -
I don’t race - only because there’s no-one racing on our lake. Although I have
done a couple of Swiftsures.
But I like passing boats and hate it when boats pass me!
My boat has been pretty well upgraded with all rope halyards; new adjustable
genoa cars; self tailers; new traveller; barbour haulers; and new Dacron sails
5 seasons ago.
I sail with a 135% genoa on a furler. While sailing I adjust the genoa halyard
regularly to move draft in the sail as the wind changes. (I do the same with
the main too!)
Now the question:
Late this season I bought a new high tech, Kevlar, carbon, kryptonite, 135%
genoa.
I’m assuming I don’t adjust halyard tension with this new sail as I don’t think
the sail will distort like a Dacron sail.
Similarly, when I buy a matching main, main halyard and Cunningham adjustment
will become redundant. Am I correct with this assumption?
If this is correct, are there any trimming adjustments with these new high tech
sails that I should become familiar with? Do you trim these newer sails any
different than the old Dacron sails?
What new techniques do I need to absorb?
Thanks,
sam :-)
C&C 26 Liquorice
Ghost Lake Alberta.
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