[C320-list] upwind mainsail trim

[Stanley Rogacevicz]

CRA,
   Well... if you never need or want to go in a certain direction at a
good speed then of course it doesn't matter..... but if you fall off
from close to the wind to a reach that's when your traveler is needed to
keep the main trimmed for speed. If you simply ease the main sheet your
boom will go to leeward where you want it... but - look up - the main is
now twisted and you are spilling all your air from the top half of the 
main. That's fine if the wind has picked up and you want to keep the
heeling and weather helm under control -  but you are losing speed. If 
you instead ease the traveler your boom goes to same place (as above)
leeward to keep in tune with the shifted wind - but it is still giving
you all the power it has. If you still need to twist off/spill some air
you still can ease the main to stay as relaxed and upright as you wish.
Stan
(formerly) Christy Leigh
c320 #656
Wickford/Narragansett Bay RI

>>> crashley at gte.net 5/17/2006 12:50 AM >>>
My thought is that unless you really need to go in a certain direction

(i.e., very close to the wind), you will never have to use the traveler
at 
any setting but centered. Am I right or is there some other compelling

reason to use it? Maybe I'm just lazy, and don't race.

CRA
Rosebud #882


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Barrett" <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>
To: "'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upwind mainsail trim


> Hi Mike, assuming the mainsheet was already trimmed in hard from the
> previous tack the traveler we would leave the traveler slightly down
from
> centerline as the Jib Trimmer brings in the big 155 Genoa. As the
Genoa
> comes in we would then head up until in a closehauled position. At
that 
> time
> the boom would be just slightly off the centerline of the boat.
> Seems to work OK,
> Joe Barrett
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com 
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Lachance,
Michael 
> B
> (ISD, IT)
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:32 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] upwind mainsail trim
>
> Question for you racers out there... Going upwind, how close to the
> centerline do you place the boom before starting to work on the
other
> mainsail controls for optimum speed and pointing? Do you initially
> position the boom right on or just off the centerline or
considerably
> eased from that position?
> Mike
>
>
>
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