The traveler on my 29-2 is almost always above centerline when going to weather. Boom on centerline as mentioned by others.
John McLaughlin "FALCON" Sent from my Galaxy S®III -------- Original message -------- From: Tim Goodyear <[email protected]> Date: 10/08/2013 9:54 AM (GMT-05:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List How to limit backwinding the main David, you want the boom on centerline, not the traveler car for an initial setting and adjust the sheet / traveler for twist to get the back of the top telltale parallel with the boom (as Andrew said). You can maybe get the boom above centerline in medium air / flat water if it doesn't make you slower - this works on our 35-3 in around 8-10 true without waves. BTW, we were racing in ~20-25 knots on Sunday with a 110% jib and reefed main. We were completely overpowered and had the main flogging the whole time (with it's life disappearing before my eyes, even with the full battens) - we did pretty well in the race. There are big differences between the C&C's! Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:11 AM, David Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: The discussion of C&C 34 in heavy air reminded me of a problem I had on my 34 and similar issue on my 34+. To me that means I am probably doing something wrong with sail trim. I find that my mainsail is almost always backwinded by the genoa. If I leave the traveller on the midline and sheet in the main and jib as I think is correct, a significant percentage of the main is luffing. The only solution I have found is to pull the traveller up 6" to a foot, which does not seem right. I had thought that by moving the genoa tracks aft, I would open the leech more and that twist would minimize backwinding, but that does not seem to help much. Both boats had rather old main sails, so possibly they have just lost their shape. Genoa's are pretty old as well, but a new genoa on my 34 did not change the problem much. So it seems more likely I am setting things up incorrectly. Can the group comment on their extent of backwind and what you do if you want to limit it so you can maximize power. Thanks- Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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