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Chef2sail, I don't know who you are racing, but at least at high level racing, and in the more casual environment of cruising, masthead rigs really do not point any higher than fractional rigs. What you may be mistaking is the fact that fractional rigs tend to be used on more modern hullforms than the C&C 35 and with a modern hullform the fastest VMG's are achieved by turning down a couple degrees from the direction held by older hulls. In reality, a similar length and sail area fractional rig will typically will point and foot with a masthead rig.
Jeff
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