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Topic: Jib halyard tension |
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simon967 |
Posted: 21-Oct-05 20:36 |
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In your tuning guides you suggest using less jib halyard tension as the wind increases,does this not leave the mast weaker and unsupported , or can the mast support itself irrespective of jib tension ? .Also what is the effect of having less tension in strong winds . sorry if i seem like a total beginner, but i am HELP please. |
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paolomoncia |
Posted: 24-Oct-05 08:13 |
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I don't usually ease the jib halyard in stronger winds. Too loose tension with strong winds may cause the mast to break when you fly the kite - so you should always keep rig tension above a minimum, which I could not say now because I use a different tension gauge from what you use up in UK, and use kilos, not lbs... I am sure Pete can give you the numbers! If wind increases while I am sailing, I ease the swatcher and pull a lot of cunningham, kicker (remember to shorten your strops if needed) and maybe lift the daggerboard a couple of inches... and sometimes I swim, but that's part of the game!
Cheers
Paolo |
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simon967 |
Posted: 24-Oct-05 21:43 |
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Thanks alot for the tips Paolo I will try your way next time im out in a blow .also I have trouble getting the boat to point very high ,any suggestions?.Welldone at the nationals by the way .excellent result in a strange boat cheers Simon |
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paolomoncia |
Posted: 25-Oct-05 09:37 |
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I am not sure if I can be of much help about pointing, as I never have another Buzz to see wether I am pointing right... at the Nationals, however, I found several times I was trying to point a bit too high with the little, short waves we found boat would stop a bit too much! sually one of the keys for pointing is getting the mainsail right to the centreline, with enough kicker to avoid it twisting too much on top! I usually try to have the telltale on the back of the top batten flying just 50% of the time, and "hiding" behind the main the other 50%. Mind your strops length, if they are too long you can't get the mainsail in enough, if too short, you will have too much tension even if you ease all the kicker. At the end, it all worked quite fine for me at the Nationals... well, the boat I had was not bad at all!
Cheers
Paolo |
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