Re: catalina27-talk: Wind Speed For Sails

[Boatopia410]

Dave -   I can't give you an specifics other than by the factory spec we are all pretty loose and adjust with the backstay.  The boat that points the best in the fleet has about 8 degrees more rake built in to the mast step.  The guy that owns the boat is a rigger and tunes his mast much more regularly than the rest of us.  The rest of us just depend on backstay adjustments to compensate.    BUT that stick is a brick and it takes a ton of backstay tension to get it raked.  Also check to make sure you aren't choking the jib.  Bring it in slow.  It really drives the boat's speed and choking it will kill you after tacks.   Chris D toy box eastport, md