Subject: Re: [harryproa] Gaff easyrig? |
From: Arto Hakkarainen |
Date: 3/22/2009, 3:53 PM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Keep in mind that heeling is not the only reason to avoid weight up high. Boat moves in many ways when sailing. Pitching, yawing, rolling etc. All weight far from center of gravity is bad for those movements and especially boat performance. If that weigh is also high it is BAD. You can't get farther from center of gravity than mast top. You can't get higher either. All weight there is very bad for your performance and boat behaviour. The fanatcis try to remove every gram of weight from the mast top they can. Adding tens of kilos or more is hardly wise.
Arto
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