We ease the backstay nearly all the way for downwind racing. IMHO, it's not a critical adjustment. We even went so far as to pull the masthead forward with the genoa halyard. Now we just ease the adjuster pretty much all the way and focus on the vang, outhaul and position of the pole end (about 6 inches aft of parallel to the boom).
The best thing for downwind racing is an instrument system that will show you wind based VMG. Maximize VMG and your results will improve. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 9:44 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am going to try to focus more on backstay adjustment when racing this > summer. I keep reading and being told that it is really important to > adjust for optimal speed. One thing I have not encountered is a guide to > off-wind backstay adjustment. I would suspect that on any angle beyond a > close reach it may not matter much. What do others do off the wind? > Thanks- Dave > >
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