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Peter Tredgett
I bought a secondhand Escape Captiva. Even sailed absolutely flat (necessary also to keep weather helm to a minimum), it is very reluctant to tack in anything of a blow, wanting to sit head to wind. The problem is obviously that the centre of lateral resistance is too far forward of the centre of effort. The solution would normally be to rake the mast further forward, or the centreboard further aft, which would also reduce the prominent weather helm. However, I can see no way of adjusting mast rake on my Captiva, nor any completely satisfactory way of raking the centreboard aft. There is a silicon rubber insert at the front underside of the centreboard case which positively locates and holds the leading edge of the centreboard, and any method I can think of to rake the centreboard further aft prevents the board from reaching and seating in this insert. Has anybody else noticed this problem, perhaps even solved it?