wondering if anyone with a J22 or similar boat has worked out to how
many degrees footed seems to give the fastest sail to a windward mark.

my sailing experience is limited. we've been able to trim and pinch
the boat up pretty high but speed suffers and we are often beaten by
other boats in our class.

i'm making up numbers here; suppose a J can be pinched to 35 degrees
to the wind, anyone know if footing by say 5 degrees might be the
fastest compromise of speed vs distance?

thanks.


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