[Public-List] [EXTERNAL] Public-List Digest, Vol 3873, Issue 1

[Gordon Laco]

My Folkboat had an ancient cotton suit of sails...  the main was superb but I never risked it in heavy air. It was a sort of pet

G

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> On Jun 23, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Best main I ever had and was fast was an old, very flat, with most of the
> camber forward. It blew to pieces in a race to Queenstown when it was
> blowing 25 knots. I could point well and the boat did not have excessive
> heel and was fast. I was sorry to see it rip to shreds.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 23, 2019, 5:34 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>> Well that’s not true....  you’re describing sail trim; a different topic
>> 
>> G
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2019, at 5:30 PM, Greenhouse, Matthew A. (GSFC-6650) via
>> Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Gordon — If you have too much weather helm, it is because you are over
>> trimming the main. It has nothing to do with age of the sail or outhaul
>> etc. Your new sail will likely have tell tails on the leach. When the main
>> is trimmed right, then they should stream back (aft). If they stream
>> forward on the leeward side of the sail then you need the ease the sheet to
>> get a neutral helm. If the sail is not full at the luff (mast) then that is
>> fine.
>>> 
>>> Friendship 295
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> Today's Topics:
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>>>  1. New mainsail... (Gordon Laco)
>>>  2. Re: New mainsail... (Michael Devonshire)
>>>  3. Re: New mainsail... (Michael Devonshire)
>>>  4. Re: New mainsail... (Gordon Laco)
>>>  5. Re: New mainsail... (Michael Devonshire)
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>>> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:54:49 -0400
>>> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net<mailto:mainstay at csolve.net>>
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