[C320-list] upwind mainsail trim

[crashley at gte.net]

Stan,

Thanks for the info.  

CRA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stanley Rogacevicz" <SROGACEV at holycross.edu>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upwind mainsail trim


> 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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