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.



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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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