As a general guide with the Pinbax sails, we use: 0-5 knots Upwind Tight outhaul, kicker off, no downhaul and no boom tension/cunningham, jib relaxed 25mm Downwind Loose outhaul, kicker to stop boom rising, no downhaul 5-12 knots Looser outhaul till your at max power, no downhaul, some kicker upwind and enough to control boom downwind 12-25 knots As your overpowered increase outhaul tension, kicker tight upwind and tightish downwind, ease at mark roundings, mainsail luff tight. 25+ knots Everything as tight as possible, kicker off for mark roundings and gybes. |
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