I agree with the prior comments on coordinating the turn with the trimmers,
our boats carry lots of cloth and you have to winch everything with any
significant wind once they get filled-in.
As for the traveler, I adjust it all the time (I "pre-move it" before /
while tacking or winch most of the time) and close hauled it is definitely
Windward and up to about half way between the center and the end of the
track. Then, you basically crank the winch on the Main until the boom is
lined with the middle of the dodger (This is Close hauled of course).
As for winching everything, why do you think they put 3 cabin top self
tailing winches on our boats? (This smart A$$ answer was from my 30 years
experience rigger who actually sailed my boat all over the Caribbean with a
prior owner.. ) He was at my boat a week ago delivering new running
rigging and I asked the very same question.
I did a lot of testing with the traveler and pulling it in is like stepping
on the gas.. The Knot meter agrees.
PM me on email if you want the polars graph for the34+. I have a nice
"Expanded" version of it.
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, Georgia.
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