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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