On SLY, the prior owner was all about weight forward. They moved the batteries
forward to under the V-birth port side and added a second fuel tank under the
settee to starboard and would keep the aft tank empty. When we acquired the
boat we kept these changes and also lengthened the tiller a
We move crew fore and aft so the water exits the clean from the bottom of
the transom without curling. Max water line without a stern curl is our
philosophy. It's the responsibility of the helmsperson to glance down
every now and then to monitor stern curl.
For the same reason we may move crew
Alan, I find that my 35 Mk2 is sensitive to crew forward of the mast,
thus the only time I like to have crew forward of the mast is for sail
set ups and sail changes. Thus in spinnaker take down I have one person
in cabin and two hauling the chute down. Normal racing crew is 6 or 7.
Also
My arrangement is similar to yours, Don. The spinnaker guy has a shackle
with a large bale The sheet is attached to the guy and the guy is attached
to the spinnaker clew. I have a two or three inch diameter disk on the guy
just aft of the shackle which prevents the shackle from getting caught in
