How to set up a twin wire assy?

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I'll pm  you my  old ovi 2 settings when I find them at  home.   I spent a hour with the old owners at  North berwick after  they tried to kill some musto skiff sailors  and set the  rig up. For light winds   from want I could remember the jib halyard was block to block and the shrouds approx 32 on a loos gauge.   This was the base setting till  you  were twinning and starting to ease the main. The rig  is then dropped back  approx   15-20cm's  and raked progressivelly till  it gets  howling.  I  would go for  approx same shroud tension and lowers about 10-15  and  place calibration marks on the foredeck  where  the shroud and lower purchases are.   If  you feel   you have a quick setting  get  your crew to mark  the setting at the time  and  as has been recommended  already  note it down.

Alex,

Sounds like you've heard from Gav who helped us up at Noth Berwick. Following Gav's advice we started from his settings and noticed much improved speed as I think we initially sailed with too much rake in lighter wind stength. The shroud purchases had a black mark on the wire on the port side as it runs over the foredeck. This was calibrated against marks we made on the port side of the foredeck in black marker - probably faded to nowt but have a close look....may still be visible?

And yes you need to pull on the jib halyard so the block within an inch or so of block to block. Work back from this in windier stuff. Hope you are still enjoying the boat it's a great hooligan tool for dealing with musto skiffs....

might see you out here if you're doing the 14 worlds in 2009?

Ali.