Europe dinghy rig mod

Originally posted by ifoxwell

Originally posted by ifoxwell

Shortening the leach wont effect affect how the boat sails unduly but it will make it harder to find the sweet spot. Adjusting the sail in relation to the deck is the easy way of ensuring that you are sailing the same way on both tacks. Raising it up will make this much harder.
The most important lesson I learnt when I first got in a Europe is dont use the too much kicker, use the sheet and traveller. This way the bendy mast lifts the boom up and you get loads of room to move. Downwind you dont need so much any way and upwind you get all your tension from the main sheet. Offwind, or when its really windy you will need the kicker, but then just get in the habit of letting some off just before a maneuver.

Obviously you can still be to big for the boat but when you get used to letting the mast pick up the boom there really is plenty of space. 

Thanks for the tips. I will give it a go next time I'm out.