Oz1 wrote:



BTW Tadpole, a little more twist in Lady Kates main would hav allowed
her to stay more upright and punch thru the slop better. Reduces the
effect of the bullets too. Try it next time....today even.


Sigh. Yes, you're right. I must be losing my touch. Oversheeting
has always been my deadliest sin on all my gaffers. I'm sure I
rail about it in the how-to-sail-a-schooner tips. And I probably
should have eased th peak a little to allow more twist too. BTW
the windward performance did pick up when I gave up and rehoist
the mizzen to go with the triple-reefed main, and eased the
sheets to bring the 60 deg heel back to 30. On the chart, I made
perhaps half a mile to windward in 9 miles under the
triple-reefed main alone, then 2.5 miles to windward over the nex
8.5 miles.

Perhaps the twistless oversheeted sail was a post-hypnotic
suggestion response to all Bobsprit's sailing photos with a
midline-sheeted boom?

FT