David, What purchase do you have on your traveler? On my 34+, I have a Harken system with 4:1 mounted on the coach roof. I just recently rebuilt it using the old car and track by replacing the ball bearings and replacing the moving blocks and end plates for the car. We were out in 15+ winds yesterday and it wasn’t difficult for me to pull the traveler up; although my wife has some difficulty with it over about 12 knots. Anything that will reduce friction in the system is very much to your advantage.
Monty Scandia C&C 34+ Annapolis, MD On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:13 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would like to get some tips on race tacking. On the genoa, the issue is > how to get the new sheet in as far as possible as fast as possible to > minimize grinding on the new tack. I am usually shorthanded, which makes > this especially challenging. Doing some reading, I realize that I have been > releasing the old sheet too soon (when it first starts to luff as opposed to > when it is backwinded about 50%). What I am wondering is how to steer > through the turn. It seems like you might like to slow the turn after the > sheet is released to allow time for the trimmer to get as much sheet in as > possible before the sail fills and becomes impossible to trim by hand making > for more grinding. True? Any other tricks welcome. > Also, is it expected that you will nearly always have to pull the traveller > up to windward on each tack? I get a substantial amount of backwind bubble > in the main if I don’t. When it is blowing over 10, it is really hard to > pull the traveller up each time. Do people expect to do this? Would you do > it before the tack when it is easier or after? I find it really hard to pull > the traveller up when it is blowing over 10. Is it expected that you might > need to use a winch? > Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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