Twin wire 505

Yeah i thought that you would have to climb the mast with the spinnaker up undo and shackle and then put the shackle and trapeze wire in anova hole !

 

Gor blimey i think id live with having it left in the bottom hole

Originally posted by redback How the hell do they change holes when they change course?

Unlike a 4 tonner, they are allowed to add as many bits of string as they like, so you just put a bit of string through the mast and out to the trapeze wires, lead it down to a cleat at the deck - pull on the string and the trap wires get pulled in to the lower holes - ta daaaaa!!!!! (Big applause, claps drum roles, cymbals crashing...)

Oh that sounds slightly weird, think i might have to see one in action.

Got it in one...we'll make an engineer of you yet.

Originally posted by sailor.jon soumds like a good idea, what over classes do this?

Int moths used to do this for the shrouds and forestay -

higher hounds = stiffer short topmast for more power.

pull the string - lower hounds = bendier longer topmast for better gust response.

( but now they have tuned the rigs better, so don't need to )