Looking again at the pictures it seems that the slot between jib and mast is quite open (hard to say from this angle). Also the sheeting is from the reef point of the jib which is probably optimized for hard wind. Hard to tell without tell tales though. If I was trimming there I would try to pull the jib sheet corner down (and perhaps also a bit to the center but down pull is more important) to make the leach tighter and to close the slot a little while also adding some curve to the jib at the same time.
Arto
From: bjarthur123 <bjarthur123@yahoo.com>
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:22 PM
Subject: [harryproa] Re: Sangduennoi
i don't understand why, but according to the following page, flatter sails are better in the lightest of airs:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~sail/skills/racing_basics/chap2.shtml
seems to work on my weta in 5 knots or less. if i loosen the downhaul to deepen the camber in such wind, the leeward telltales stall on my main. and i'm never first to the weather mark, as i typically am otherwise.
conversely, deeper is good in 10-15 knots. beyond that i start flattening to reduce power.
ben
weta #358, "gray matter"
ithaca, new york
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "heinrich_meurer" <meurer@...> wrote:
> looking at the photos it appears that there is very little wind. In such conditions flat sails and the wrong mast rotation and the attempt to steer into the wind at all costs kills boat speed.
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:22 PM
Subject: [harryproa] Re: Sangduennoi
i don't understand why, but according to the following page, flatter sails are better in the lightest of airs:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~sail/skills/racing_basics/chap2.shtml
seems to work on my weta in 5 knots or less. if i loosen the downhaul to deepen the camber in such wind, the leeward telltales stall on my main. and i'm never first to the weather mark, as i typically am otherwise.
conversely, deeper is good in 10-15 knots. beyond that i start flattening to reduce power.
ben
weta #358, "gray matter"
ithaca, new york
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "heinrich_meurer" <meurer@...> wrote:
> looking at the photos it appears that there is very little wind. In such conditions flat sails and the wrong mast rotation and the attempt to steer into the wind at all costs kills boat speed.
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