A straight line drawn between the luff (leading) and leach (trailing) edges. This would represent a sail with little or no twist. To achieve this you may need vang and main sheet pulling the leach tight(er)(ish).
Be advised that the battens don't need much tension. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 11, 2015 4:24 PM, "David Knecht via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have read in several places that one guideline for mainsail trim is to > make the upper batten parallel with the boom. My upper batten is full > length with adjustable tension, so it is curved. In this situation, what > part of the batten would theoretically want to be parallel with the boom? > Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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