DSK wrote:

Mast rake is the angle from vertical, fore and aft. In other words,
when you are looking at the boat from exactly abeam. Increasing mast
rake helps pointing but as always, there's a trade-off.

Good lord he's actually gone away, read a little and learnt from my
earlier posts! Will wonders never cease! Today is a day of enlightenment
for Doug!

Hip hip Hooray!



Mast bend.... will pull the mainsail
flatter along the leading edge,

Great now he's finally got it right!

Only about 25% of the boats had
headsail sheeting arrangements that looked reasonably efficient. Most
productions boats had half-measures designed partially for sailing and
partially for cost control and partially to keep the crew from
stubbing their toes.

And how did you decide that? More self aggrandizement perhaps?

Cheers