Disappointed that we don't have more participation here and missing JackDaw input!
We feel we are pointing just a little less than we would like and are working (mostly successfully) through changes which are helping and the results are showing. Trimming harder on our flat top main has helped height and more aggressive use of our in-haulers has really helped us to see course made good tacks of about 90 degrees which is close to 10 degrees higher than we had been looking back over our old tracks in Charted Sails.
As we trimmed harder on our main we also trimmed in the jib and have perhaps a little less twist than I would like so I am looking for feedback on jib twist as a tool to point a bit higher? For sure our inhaulers add draft (power) and remove twist so the thought is perhaps the more powerful jib is moving the COE forward.
Thoughts?
We feel we are pointing just a little less than we would like and are working (mostly successfully) through changes which are helping and the results are showing. Trimming harder on our flat top main has helped height and more aggressive use of our in-haulers has really helped us to see course made good tacks of about 90 degrees which is close to 10 degrees higher than we had been looking back over our old tracks in Charted Sails.
As we trimmed harder on our main we also trimmed in the jib and have perhaps a little less twist than I would like so I am looking for feedback on jib twist as a tool to point a bit higher? For sure our inhaulers add draft (power) and remove twist so the thought is perhaps the more powerful jib is moving the COE forward.
Thoughts?