I'll guess that your sailmaker wants to give you enough room between the clew and the coaming track to allow you to close the leech so it doesn't twist off in light air on a close haul. (Is there enough sailing lingo in that single sentence?) But, I wonder what you lose in sail area that might impact the power you can achieve with the sail in racing conditions. Seems like a balancing act. If you don't know any better, trust your sailmaker. If you don't trust your sailmaker, get a second opinion from another. Fair winds, Ken - Obsession C30 TRBS #0973 Lake Champlain, VT
-------------- Original message -------------- From: David Techlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> People, I race my 27 in a main & jib fleet on Saginaw Bay ...Lake Huron, with middle of the fleet results. I am ordering a new jib thru sail makers in Detroit, and am preparing to install Genoa tracks on the coamings like the HOT boats in Annapolis have been using. I have already moved the traveler controls forward and inverted the main sheet, both of which worked out great. In talking with the rep. from the sail maker I told him of my plans, he then suggested that we cut the sail so that the clew was 17" above the deck to give us a better entry for the sheet into the Genoa block. He also suggested a tuning block at the aft tend of the coaming to better lead the Genoa onto the winch, this would cut down on the severe angle from the block onto the winch. I only have primary winches which are located near the forward end of the coaming. My question is, does the clew height make sense ? BTW the jib is on a Harken unit 0 furler. Thanks, Dave Techlin GUSTY # 1532.
