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turnturtle 
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 Topic: interesting rigPosted: 06 Oct 16 at 4:10pm |
 VG5 powered me to 4th out of over 100 at the NWF a couple of years ago in light winds.... I wasn't even on a 'proper' race board. Edited by turnturtle - 06 Oct 16 at 4:12pm |
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LASERNUT
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Posted: 06 Oct 16 at 7:22pm |
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Needs more luff curve on the main
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 06 Oct 16 at 9:25pm |
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Or a stiffer mast ;)
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Do Different
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Posted: 06 Oct 16 at 9:34pm |
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Possibly as the boat is heeling and the main does not appear to be centred they are intentionally depowering with a load of cunningham.
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LASERNUT
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Posted: 06 Oct 16 at 10:50pm |
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Stiffer mast would work - new mast is a bit more expensive then adding a bit more on the luff :-)
You shouldn't really have any creases from luff to clew at any point ( other types of creases do happen and that's another whole issue). Heeling doesn't make any difference it's how hard you need to pull on the leech to get the right twist and having the right luff curve to match how much the mast bends. |
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laser193713
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Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 9:09am |
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I don't think they are creases... Looks more like 2 seams running diagonal to me...?
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LASERNUT
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Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 9:49am |
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That's even worse if it is. A panel layout like that is pretty bad. I would hope that it just needs a luff mod!
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RS400atC
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Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 9:56am |
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This was in Plymouth Sound on Saturday.
Quite windy. Half the entrants didn't go out, so maybe a bit harsh to find too many faults? http://rwyc.org/blog/2016/10/05/the-win-or-swim-cup-round-1/ |
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Chris 249
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Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 10:24am |
Some damn good sailors (ie Olympic medallists) in the past have said that you should have "overbend wrinkles" radiating from clew to luff when the sail is fully depowered. Most of the wrinkles in the pic just look like the usual ones you get when you have the cunningham eased to get the draft aft. There's no alternative way to move the draft aft, and wrinkles are faster than having the draft in the wrong place. The ones running along the diagonal seam aren't pretty, but whether they actually slow the boat down is another issue.
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Chris 249
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Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 10:33am |
It's a flying mammal that lives on the seashore and comes out at night.
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