I was told much the same. Tension cunningham and flattenig reef upwind, when roundind to bead down just release both and halyard anx outhaul tension are set for downwind.
Was also told that the halyard tensions the luff (bolt rope) and the cunningham actually stretches the material of the sail itself. Gary Z C&C 39 Harrison Township, MI On Jan 26, 2015 11:17 AM, "Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > > >
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