Sam, If you are really interested in this,(and you should be, if you want to get the most pleasure from sailing your vessel), find a copy of "sail power". Halyard tension, backstay,lead position,boom downhaul etc are the gears that accelerate your boat. I'm writing on Wellness and Anti Aging now, so find the Book.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:05 PM, <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: > If the shape is factory engineered, and they don't stretch, what is > adjusting halyard tension going to do? > Tensioning the halyards on the old sails stretched the Dacron on the bias > and moved the draft forward. It can't do that on the kryptonite one! > A bit more explaining please! > > sam :-) > > *From: *niall buckley > *Sent: *Tuesday, December 3, 2013 4:31 PM > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Reply To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Old Sails Suck > > The main difference is that the new sails dont stretch and their shape is > factory engineered. > You will still adjust mail and genoa halyard tension according to > conditions. You will likely > not ever require a Cunningham ever again. > Have Fun. > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > >> Meant to put this as an aside on Sam's thread. New main and #1 on >> Koobalibra C&C115 this past summer. The difference between these and the 6 >> year old sails is like high tech winter tires to bald tires in a snow storm >> .... >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * >> sam.c.sal...@gmail.com >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:58 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Stus-List Halyard Tension >> >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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