"Walt" wrote
BTW, dinghy sailors know how to tune rig tension ourselves. We don't need a $110/hr consultant to do it for us.

How do you do it? Do you sail on one tack with about a 20knot wind and
check the leeward shrouds and tighten the turnbuckles until there's no slack.
And, then come about and sail on the other tack and do the other side? That's
the best way to do it if you don't have some special too. That's what I was
told at least. Oh the forestay you have to tighten so it stays pretty straight
when sailing with your jib. That automatically tightens up the back stay.
But when you have only three stays like my Tangerine it gets more complicated.
Three's harder to get right than four.

Cheers,
Ellen