Joe wrote:
Any tuning suggestion to get your boat to point higher?

Center your mast.
Rake it aft so the boat has helm in light air.
Install an adjustable backstay.
If your main is old and deep buy a new flat one.
Less jib halyard tension.
Put your wife and kids on the rail. Sail flat.

Loco,

He has a pretty large Main and no back stay. I'm not sure if he is using
"Jack Stays or not.

Sounds like a need for a good Vang and a flatting reef.

AND; Joe, learn you boat's best angle between footing and pointing.
Remember that pointing alone isn't the fastest up wind technique


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

Ringmaster wrote:
Joe wrote:
Any tuning suggestion to get your boat to point higher?

Center your mast.
Rake it aft so the boat has helm in light air.
Install an adjustable backstay.
If your main is old and deep buy a new flat one.
Less jib halyard tension.
Put your wife and kids on the rail. Sail flat.



For this boat Ringmaster
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...3212926DdkPsY#

Not this one
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...63212926XhvvaU

Joe