Your "Sail Trim Users Guide" talks about bending the mast to depower the main.
My O'Day 25 ('76) mast is as stiff as a board with no way to bend it.
What are your thoughts on installing a curved sleeve attached to the main's luff area containing a no-stretch line between the headboard and the Cunningham cringle? Tension on the Cunningham (6:1 tackle) should then gather the sail's luff curve up to the mast for the same effect as bending the mast. I'm looking for a quick way to blade out the main just before the short duration squall hits.
By the way, excellent presentation of the subject matter in your book.
Thanks, George
My O'Day 25 ('76) mast is as stiff as a board with no way to bend it.
What are your thoughts on installing a curved sleeve attached to the main's luff area containing a no-stretch line between the headboard and the Cunningham cringle? Tension on the Cunningham (6:1 tackle) should then gather the sail's luff curve up to the mast for the same effect as bending the mast. I'm looking for a quick way to blade out the main just before the short duration squall hits.
By the way, excellent presentation of the subject matter in your book.
Thanks, George