Controlling Twist without Traveler

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Jun 3, 2004
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Hunter 27_89-94 New Orleans Municipal
As those os us with these unusual boats know, we don't have a traveler. Found ourselves falling behind the other boats in our group on Sunday. The leaders all had a lot of twist in the main and jib. We just couldn't get anything other that a flat shape on the leech of the main. We're not ready to start drilling the cabin top and investing in a traveler. Has anybody found better ways to do this?
 
May 11, 2004
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RAPTOR Hotfoot 20 Ghost Lake
No Traveller

I use a process called "Vang Sheeting". I'm sure you can find it in the archives. It works well and saves trying to add a traveller to a boat that wasn't designed to have one.
 

Alan

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Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 35.5 LI, NY
Traveler...

...has nothing to do with twist. Twist is controled with main sheet and vang. Traveler controls angle of attack.
 
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