Someone will have to teach me how to use it
In any wind conditions
On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:54 AM Rob Ball via CnC-List
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> Hi there,
>
> We proved conclusively that the tighter the forestay upwind, the faster
> you go . . . . unfortunately, since at some point you break something or
>
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Cc: Bailey White
Subject: Re: Stus-List Backstay adjustment downwind
Last time I was sailing by myself upwind on the 36, I started playing the
hydraulic backstay as my sole adjustment. The wind was 5 to 10 knots or so,
and easing in the lulls and pulling on in the puffs felt very
Last time I was sailing by myself upwind on the 36, I started playing the
hydraulic backstay as my sole adjustment. The wind was 5 to 10 knots or
so, and easing in the lulls and pulling on in the puffs felt very effective
in controlling the power of the boat. Felt really good.
Used to do the
Hi there,
We proved conclusively that the tighter the forestay upwind, the faster you go
. . . . unfortunately, since at some point you break something or the boat . .
. . .
Downwind, you can't get the spinnaker too far forward - in other words, the
looser the backstay the better - gets the
We ease the backstay nearly all the way for downwind racing. IMHO, it's
not a critical adjustment. We even went so far as to pull the masthead
forward with the genoa halyard. Now we just ease the adjuster pretty much
all the way and focus on the vang, outhaul and position of the pole end
(about
For downwind, I loosen it to zero pressure (or thereabouts).
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Cc: David Knecht
Subject: Stus-List Backstay adjustment downwind
I am going to try to focus more
I am going to try to focus more on backstay adjustment when racing this summer.
I keep reading and being told that it is really important to adjust for
optimal speed. One thing I have not encountered is a guide to off-wind
backstay adjustment. I would suspect that on any angle beyond a close
