"Capt" Rob" wrote-
For the cruiser racer, the mid-boom sheeting is the clear winner.

No it isn't. It puts more strain on the rig and gives less
leverage to the trimmer.

Mid-boom sheeting is a holdover from the bad old days of the
IOR rule when racers all had tiny mainsails with very short,
downward-sloping (negative stive) booms. The mainsheet could
be over the companionway and still be at (or close to) the
end of the boom for good leverage.

.... It
clears the cockpit and is far more friendly to guests and young
children.


Capt.Mooron wrote:
That's a design shortfall... not a safety feature.


Oh yes, it *is* a safety feature if you assume that the
sailor in question will always be too clumsy to keep clear
of the mainsheet and too stupid to learn to handle it properly.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message

Oh yes, it *is* a safety feature if you assume that the sailor in question
will always be too clumsy to keep clear of the mainsheet and too stupid to
learn to handle it properly.

I'll refer you to the "Boom Gallows".....

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
I'll refer you to the "Boom Gallows".....


Does that make this Boom Gallows Humor?

DSK

I would definately want a boom brake with
end boom sheeting--in fact I'd want one anyway.

"Capt.Mooron" wrote

"DSK" wrote in message

Oh yes, it *is* a safety feature if you assume that the sailor in
question will always be too clumsy to keep clear of the mainsheet and too
stupid to learn to handle it properly.

I'll refer you to the "Boom Gallows".....

CM

I've been waiting for some one to mention the real advantage of "End
boom sheeting," no one has.

End sheeting give you Leech control without changing draft. A rather
important condition for a racer.

Nutsy, a multi hull doesn't tack fast, it sails into & thru a tack as
much as possible, to get both hull across the wind.

A "Snap Tack" @ Snap Roll tack is a light air thing, to use the motion
of the sail to create forward motion to the vessel. It is basically a
small craft technique. Not allowed in most racing circles.

Bart; A Cruising Vang/preventer set-up is probably a better set-up than
a "Boom Brake" I use both types of vangs. The preventer allows me the
option of sailing "By the Lee" with the main while Wing on Winging.



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Thom Stewart wrote:
I've been waiting for some one to mention the real advantage of "End
boom sheeting," no one has.

End sheeting give you Leech control without changing draft. A rather
important condition for a racer.
Only if the mid boom sheeting boom has a flex problem. Otherwise the
control is the same.

Nutsy, a multi hull doesn't tack fast, it sails into & thru a tack as
much as possible, to get both hull across the wind.

A "Snap Tack" @ Snap Roll tack is a light air thing, to use the motion
of the sail to create forward motion to the vessel. It is basically a
small craft technique. Not allowed in most racing circles.

Bart; A Cruising Vang/preventer set-up is probably a better set-up than
a "Boom Brake" I use both types of vangs. The preventer allows me the
option of sailing "By the Lee" with the main while Wing on Winging.



http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

Gary,

I believe most booms have enough flex in them to make a vang a
reasonable adjustment. I know mine does, and I have mid-boom sheeting.
Also a free footed main. So my vang is basically an anti lifting device
used off the wind but I can get enough bend to shorten the distance
between Tack & Clew to get enough increase in draft without adjusting
the out haul.

The leech does kind of go loose as I go off the wind. I lose the upper
part the main. I've been known to add the preventer to act as a barbar
hayl to reduce the twist and get the tell tales flying. (One man's
observation)



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DSK wrote:
"Capt" Rob" wrote-

For the cruiser racer, the mid-boom sheeting is the clear winner.


No it isn't. It puts more strain on the rig and gives less leverage to
the trimmer.

Mid-boom sheeting is a holdover from the bad old days of the IOR rule
when racers all had tiny mainsails with very short, downward-sloping
(negative stive) booms. The mainsheet could be over the companionway and
still be at (or close to) the end of the boom for good leverage.

.... It
clears the cockpit and is far more friendly to guests and young
children.



Capt.Mooron wrote:

That's a design shortfall... not a safety feature.


Oh yes, it *is* a safety feature if you assume that the sailor in
question will always be too clumsy to keep clear of the mainsheet and
too stupid to learn to handle it properly.

DSK

Of course we could just Hunterize the main sheet and have end boom to
over cockpit arch to get the best of everything?

Gary wrote:
Of course we could just Hunterize the main sheet and have end boom to
over cockpit arch to get the best of everything?

Actually, I like that idea and have seen a couple of boats
(not Hunters) where the idea was well implemented.

DSK

"Gary" wrote in message

Of course we could just Hunterize the main sheet and have end boom to over
cockpit arch to get the best of everything?

Shame when design flaws delegate what should be a boom gallows to nothing
more than a flimsy, rakish, equipment arch. It's the "look fast - go
nowhere" theme of modern sailboat design.

CM

CM