Solo sails

Probably Youtubes automatic editing software.

Have a look at this video and what's going on with the sail foot.. Looks like some deliberately baggy addition at the foot to get the same effect..

Originally posted by 423zero iGRF, it's a cheat to get around class rules

Hah, why does that not surprise me.

I don't need to know what a 'shelf' foot, or 'lens' foot is, although I did come across a 'lead' foot in powerboat racing once.

Simple fact is sail design moved on. I stopped using tin masts in the early eighties, having used needlespars then some multi section device tapered both ends that didn't perform that well either. It used to be a nightmare trying to build twist into sails on tin masts, even using boom vangs, topping lifts and every other lame dinghy contrivance.

It wasn't until the advent of carbon a decent bend curve and the ability to progressively mismatch that it was finally achieved along with a fog of disinformation known as 'floppy leech'. Nor with the exception of maybe two or three instances have I seen it really applied to good effect in dinghies, designers still opting to use conventional controls which I now understand perform other useful actions necessitated by the poor design of the craft and its sail plan and boom length.

Edited by iGRF - 28 Aug 18 at 9:15am

That's a new one, never heard shelf foot, always called it lens foot