Mr. Guillette,
I very much admire your book “The Sail Trim Users Guide” for it's organization and clarity of presentation. And while I have agonized for some time as to whether or not to post this question, I feel the book deserves every clarification possible. You can see I'm having a terrible time with this, but here goes:
On page 16, the last sentence of the third paragraph suggests increasing twist for more power while the first sentence of the forth paragraph suggests just the opposite. Perhaps I am reading out of context.
Even though I've read page 32 many times I still get hung up on reconciling the first and second sentences of the second paragraph with the first and third sentences of the fifth paragraph. I'm an avid user of telltales on the sails and when I'm pinching too high it's the windward telltales which agitate as is stated in paragraph five.
On page 33, the first paragraph advises one to sheet the jib a bit too much so that the windward telltale is flopping. On my boat the leeward telltale is the one which would flop. Perhaps I got my telltales on backwards?
Lastly, on page 38, first paragraph, the last sentence suggest that pointing should have priority over speed which is at odds with page 41, last paragraph which gives speed the first priority.
Again it all may be just my reading of the text with old eyes.
Geohan
I very much admire your book “The Sail Trim Users Guide” for it's organization and clarity of presentation. And while I have agonized for some time as to whether or not to post this question, I feel the book deserves every clarification possible. You can see I'm having a terrible time with this, but here goes:
On page 16, the last sentence of the third paragraph suggests increasing twist for more power while the first sentence of the forth paragraph suggests just the opposite. Perhaps I am reading out of context.
Even though I've read page 32 many times I still get hung up on reconciling the first and second sentences of the second paragraph with the first and third sentences of the fifth paragraph. I'm an avid user of telltales on the sails and when I'm pinching too high it's the windward telltales which agitate as is stated in paragraph five.
On page 33, the first paragraph advises one to sheet the jib a bit too much so that the windward telltale is flopping. On my boat the leeward telltale is the one which would flop. Perhaps I got my telltales on backwards?
Lastly, on page 38, first paragraph, the last sentence suggest that pointing should have priority over speed which is at odds with page 41, last paragraph which gives speed the first priority.
Again it all may be just my reading of the text with old eyes.
Geohan
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