On my H260, running downwind, is it damaging to the rig or the main to have the sail (and the boom, presumably) resting against the shroud at 25 mph wind speed? I can see the shroud deforming the sail but I suppose sail shape doesn't matter in that case.
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Try pulling it in
a bit- in 25 MPH winds you do not need to have the sail fully out to get to hull speed so pull it in and avoid chaffing the sail.
a bit- in 25 MPH winds you do not need to have the sail fully out to get to hull speed so pull it in and avoid chaffing the sail.
Beware, the spreaders!
The spept-back spreaders make for interesting discussions and bills at the sail loft. The conditions you described probably mean that the sail is also pressing on the spreaders, especially at the unprotected ends. Sunshine poking through will soon follow. The reinforcement on the factory main only delays the inevitable. Tape, pad, boot...and/or keep the main clear as much as you can. Good sailing ! -Ed
The spept-back spreaders make for interesting discussions and bills at the sail loft. The conditions you described probably mean that the sail is also pressing on the spreaders, especially at the unprotected ends. Sunshine poking through will soon follow. The reinforcement on the factory main only delays the inevitable. Tape, pad, boot...and/or keep the main clear as much as you can. Good sailing ! -Ed
Thanks, Ed and Pat
The situation I referred to originally was a strange one to me. The wind was shifting as I was in the shadow of several hundred foot bluffs at my back. I had just had an accidental jibe (a very slight one) as I was getting started, hitting the wind pocket. I wanted to make sure as I was hitting the higher winds that it didn't happen again. I guess being timid isn't very wise. I'll make sure in the future I don't let the spreaders be touched. I guess the question then becomes that in the face of shifting winds, what distance off the shroud will insure that I don't get an accidental jibe? In answering my own question, I would say that an accidental jibe going from one spreader to the other would do more damage that if the main was trimmed to not touch the spreader.
The situation I referred to originally was a strange one to me. The wind was shifting as I was in the shadow of several hundred foot bluffs at my back. I had just had an accidental jibe (a very slight one) as I was getting started, hitting the wind pocket. I wanted to make sure as I was hitting the higher winds that it didn't happen again. I guess being timid isn't very wise. I'll make sure in the future I don't let the spreaders be touched. I guess the question then becomes that in the face of shifting winds, what distance off the shroud will insure that I don't get an accidental jibe? In answering my own question, I would say that an accidental jibe going from one spreader to the other would do more damage that if the main was trimmed to not touch the spreader.
As a matter of interest to you all
I have sewn a red thread into my mainsheet. When that thread gets to the block I know that the boom will only go out as far to be just short of the shrouds. This means that I can release the mainsheet quickly when jibing or whatever and I know that the boom can swing safely around without crashing into the shrouds.
I have sewn a red thread into my mainsheet. When that thread gets to the block I know that the boom will only go out as far to be just short of the shrouds. This means that I can release the mainsheet quickly when jibing or whatever and I know that the boom can swing safely around without crashing into the shrouds.
H260 running downwind
I try to keep the main off the spreaders and I don't really think it affects overall speed. I've rigged up preventers on each side that are easy to attach when I'm concered about accidential jibes. This link gives you an idea of how I've rigged the preventers. http://kobernus.com/hunter260_web/upgrades/misc/misc.html
I try to keep the main off the spreaders and I don't really think it affects overall speed. I've rigged up preventers on each side that are easy to attach when I'm concered about accidential jibes. This link gives you an idea of how I've rigged the preventers. http://kobernus.com/hunter260_web/upgrades/misc/misc.html
Bear off a little and sail faster!
The B&R rig on your H260 is actually not designed for dead downwind sailing. You will actually make better VMG by sailing off the wind and gybing. Kind of like tacking but in reverse. Life is easier on the sail that way, and if you fly a chute, you'll do even better.
The B&R rig on your H260 is actually not designed for dead downwind sailing. You will actually make better VMG by sailing off the wind and gybing. Kind of like tacking but in reverse. Life is easier on the sail that way, and if you fly a chute, you'll do even better.
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