Double Headsail Take Two

[THECUSCUS]

Have you tried experimenting with your keel position?? (you can't be of the "must use lock bolt group though). Moving your lateral resistance for and aft can help balance your helm. How many cranks down do you normally run with? 30 is where I normally put mine for upwind work, and decrease the count as I come off the wind. My boat is a V25, but my friends V22 follows suit.

 

[THECUSCUS]

Sorry, the previous post was for Faris.

 

[timebandit]

How about less mast rake?

I know my boat sails best with 1/4 bubble and 1/2 bubble is to much.

Outhaul and vang both obviously have an effect, but not enough.

Of course, less main eases weatherhelm, but anything short of luffing the main results in pretty significant weatherhelm in stiff winds. What's more, with the genoa trimmed appropriately, it has a tendency to backwind the main unless I keep the main just a little sheeted in.

Believe me, I've tried just about everything to no avail. The only thing I haven't really tried is seeing if the effect of reefing to ease weatherhelm is worth it, or if the reduced sail area counteracts any benefit. I really like the idea, however, of adding more effort farther forward.