Cal 20s don't have travellers.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:45:47 GMT, "Skip Gundlach"
wrote:

I had an opportunity to sail on two boats of the same hull in the last
few weeks. One had a three-point system (two multi-purchase blocks -
about the same hardware as a vang - secured to the opposing ends of the
cabin roof and the end of the boom), and the other a traveler, for the
main.

The surveyor likes the three-point, saying that's all they use on the
serious racers, as it gives a great deal more control to the sail shape.
Indeed, the boat seemed to sail better, even in lighter winds, to me,
with him trimming, than the one with the traveler. Everyone else,
though, seems to prefer the traveler.

Anyone here who has had one and changed to the other? If so, why the
change, and what did you think of it?

Any strong opinions formed out of OPB (other people's boats') experience
any of you can share?

(We're considering purchasing a boat which has a minimal - perhaps 3
feet - traveler mounted inside the boom gallows and are pondering either
a full-length cabin-top traveler or three-point system to replace it.
It also has a preventer which, I suppose, could act as a 3-point when
downhauled over the genny traveler rail...)
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I have raced on a lot of different keel boats and have never seen one
that did not have a traveler.