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Originally Posted by nolatom
a downward pull flattens the main. A sideways pull trims or eases the main. Upwind, on a beat of close reach, the mainsheet is almost all downward pull and very little side pull. So how to keep that flat sail shape while moving the boom in or out to conform to the wind angle?
You got it..the traveler.
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IOW: On a close reach or close hauled, you use the mainsheet to get the sail shape you want, then use the traveller to get the angle you want?
I'm trying to reconcile this with the comments by SF and kennya, which also make sense. (It would never have occurred to me to move the traveller to leeward, perhaps sheeting-in tighter, to reduce heel.)
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Originally Posted by nolatom
It's also useful if you don't have a powerful (or any) boom vang, and can help keep the boom down on a beam reach or close reach. |
However, if you
do have an effective
boom vang, do the same as above?
This is great. Don't know why I didn't ask the same question as saurav16, earlier on, as I was wondering the same thing
Jim