DSK wrote:

Walt wrote:

Here are some from about a year ago. Me and 100 of my closest friends.
I'm in there somewhere if you know where to look.

http://www.albacore.ca/2005canadians/pics1.html

Wow that looks like fun, Walt!

There are some fleets of Albacores racing on the Chesapeake, we've
gotten mixed in with them. They look like fun boats if you don't insist
on a spinnaker...

Well, actually you can put a spinaker on them, it's just not class legal
for racing. I've been thinking about hoisting a kite just for fun one of
these days. There are some old 470 kites hanging around the boathouse
that should work acceptably well.


One thing I noticed about the racing pics, in most of them there are big
differences in vang tension. Do you play the vang off the wind? In most
boats, especially in waves, the vang is a throttle all unto itself.

Yes, optimal speed off the wind is obtained by playing the vang . The
better teams sail with the crew holding the jib sheet in one hand and
the vang in the other. I'm not on one of the better teams, but I do try
to play it somewhat. Although, mostly my strategy in the planing
reaches is along the lines of "hang on tight and try to remember to
breathe."

The 16-vang is de-rigeure these days, and you have to be able to adjust
it without moving in from the rail.

//Walt

I added a Back-stay adjuster and increase Fore-stay sag for better down
wind preformance. With the back stay adjuster, I could return the rig
back to up wind performance.


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Bart wrote:
Describe one rigging change you made to your boat that
made you life easier. [1 pt]

I installed one line reefing systems for the main and mizzen. Guess
they just tied thru the reefing points before. Just rigged up a single
line with side mounted blocks, one for both points on the mizzen.. and
3 on the main. Makes reefing down quick and easy.

Joe

Joe wrote:
Bart wrote:
Describe one rigging change you made to your boat that
made you life easier. [1 pt]

I installed one line reefing systems for the main and mizzen. Guess
they just tied thru the reefing points before. Just rigged up a single
line with side mounted blocks, one for both points on the mizzen.. and
3 on the main. Makes reefing down quick and easy.

Did you use any block? I find sigle line reefing adds too much
friction. I've ripped a few bails and things out because of friction.
I've though a few properly placed low friction blocks would be a
big help.

Bart wrote:
Joe wrote:
Bart wrote:
Describe one rigging change you made to your boat that
made you life easier. [1 pt]

I installed one line reefing systems for the main and mizzen. Guess
they just tied thru the reefing points before. Just rigged up a single
line with side mounted blocks, one for both points on the mizzen.. and
3 on the main. Makes reefing down quick and easy.

Did you use any block?

Yes on both sides of each each reefing point, the only place friction
could happen is thru the grommets, if you reef early.. not under a load
you have next to zero friction.

Joe


I find sigle line reefing adds too much
friction. I've ripped a few bails and things out because of friction.
I've though a few properly placed low friction blocks would be a
big help.