Bob,
Sounds like your outhaul was a little loose. Having the traveler car to windward would compensate for that and also explain too much curvature in the leech. Full battens would still maintain fairly good curvature in the sail. Try to tighten the outhaul and see if you get those 12 seconds back.
Don, #6293, Niceville, FL
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The last two times I have been out racing (different crews) on my Catalina 27, the mainsail trimmers have taken the boom above midline by about 2 feet. I thought that anything above midline was effectively putting on the brakes, but the leech telltales and mid-sail telltales on this 7 year old, dacron, fully battened main with loose foot were all streaming straight back. The main sheet was fairly tight and the traveler car was almost as far windward as possible. The main had a somewhat rounded shape, where I thought it should have been flatter. Winds were 8-10. We squeeked out second by 12 seconds last night (sorry Cary) so we couldn't have been totally wrong.Does this sound right? Suggestions for something better?Bob Mann
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'85 C27, #5928
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