[Public-list] Maximum Roach in Mainsail

[George Dinwiddie]

JohnI wrote:
> Gord is right - I got a lot of weather helm. The boat became very unpleasant
> to sail in gusty conditions, and I couldn't get the boat to balance decently
> until the second reef was in.

That could be due to too much draft (from a stretched sail) rather than 
from too much roach.  Our old main gave us lots of problems when the 
wind picked up, because we couldn't flatten it enough.

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