[C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

Exactly...it takes a bit of experimenting to get just right for each
boat/sail

------Original Message------
From: Jeffrey Hare
To: Catalina 320 List
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Sent: Nov 27, 2006 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)

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>From my experience, Orlando's suggestion is about right when running deep
down wind. We typically ease the boom out as far as we can and use the
vang
to allow only enough twist to keep the top of the sail about 90 degrees to
the wind.  If the top of the sail twists beyond 90 degrees to the wind (as
seen at the top of the mast), then you've allowed too much twist and are
spilling your wind, so add more vang.

-JeffH

-----Original Message-----
From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)

Very little tension, let the boom rise..it's one of those 'each boat might
be a bit different'...you need to experiment a bit..

What your looking for is a bit of twist at the top of the mainsail, I know
conventional wisdom is to have it flat but try it, you'll notice a huge
difference in boat speed.

OD



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Interesting tip Orlando...I've always done this out of habit...when you
say
'don't tighten' and loosen a bit, do you mean leave it completely loose,
or
have some tension? I will give this a try--this spring :)

Regards,

Jon Vez

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com

> Here's a tip, don't tighten the vang when you're running on a
> 320...let
it
> rise a bit, you'll go much faster...
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> Sent: Nov 26, 2006 5:18 PM
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OD

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