And of course for those of us with vintage sails, cunningham gives you adjustment options when the headboard is already as high as it will go. I don't have one, still have the sliding gooseneck. Cheers Paul
Orange Crush C&C27MkII Sidney, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:16:52 -0700 (MST) Subject: Stus-List Cunningham Thanks for posing the question. Like most of you guys, I have a Cunningham cringle (And use it). However, I never quite got a clear Halyard vs Cunningham answer until I did a little more research this am. 1st reasonable rationale: Use the halyard to control the top half / use the Cunningham for the bottom.. (That's the one I was thinking of initially) Stands to reason as especially for quick updates the friction in the slides can prevent the tension from being uniform and therefore you get a more consistent sail throughout by using both. Come to think of it, a well lubed track / modern graphite impregnated slugs make this kind of moot.. The clever one I just read supposedly came from an experienced sail maker / racer: (Assuming a well lubed track) Set the halyard tension correctly for the downwind leg (Loose cunningham) and crank the cunningham for the ideal draft position on the upwind legs. After rounding the weather mark or tack to downwind let the cunningham loose to get your pre-adjusted downwind tension / focus on other stuff. Brilliant.. I'll remember that one. -Francois 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Ga _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
