I've had my H290 for about a year and half and very happy with it. However, she didn't seem to perform as well as I thought she should. A friend who is a big Hobie sailor took one look at the rig and said it looked almost like his. He then suggested some different techniques. I'm wondering if anyone has noticed these traits on their Hunter. Windward: Ignore the telltales. Point as high as you want then set the jib tighter than normal. Pull the main in and point high. Downwind: 1. Let the main out until it almost touches the spreaders, loosen the outhaul and then point further downwind. 2. Set the jib with the pole to windward(!), attempt to go wing-on-wing, but then start pulling the main in (better have a preventer) till it starts to scoop wind into the jib. Adjust the jib accordingly. So, I gave it a try. In 15kn winds, I bladed the jib, pulled the main almost all the way in and to my amazement I got up to nearly 40 degrees off true wind, was holding over 6kn and almost no heel. But, this doesn't work in light winds. I tried downwind 1 with moderate success, but don't have the pole, so couldn't try 2. Has anyone heard of these tricks before? Any success?