[C320-list] upwind mainsail trim

[Adam Weiner]

Well, I do sail mostly evenings and night, and your statement is a good
one, but that is not really the key factor here.  Actually, I think it
is because the C320 is so fast that the apparent wind moves so far
forward that I always end up going to windward.  (I had the same
phenomena last Saturday where we left the dock at 4:00 p.m. and came
back at 8:00 p.m. which was even before sunset.  Early for us.)

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bill Culbertson
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:22 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upwind mainsail trim


If I remember right, you sail mostly evening/night, right?  Maybe it's
land breeze to sea breeze switching or something like that.
   
   -bill
  

Adam Weiner <esquirecatering at rcn.com> wrote:
  Gee, I thought I was the only one who seemed to always be going
upwind. I sail for four hours up wind, due a 180 turn back to the marina
and sail for four hours straight upwind. Never understood it.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of T. Scott
Thompson
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 7:58 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upwind mainsail trim


More often than not where I want to go is straight up wind, so getting 
that traveller set properly for optimum pointing is important. Now if I

could only get my wife to see it that way.


crashley at gte.net wrote:
> 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"
> To: "'C320-List'" 
> 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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