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Submitted
on August 26, 2003 by Ron Riley
Question: Hi, I have a sadler
32' cruiser racer sloop - if I sheet the genoa in hard then I always seem
to backwind the mainsail - the telltales on the genoa and the mainsail
are flying properly but the luff of the mainsail is baggy - does this
matter?
Ron
Answer:
Hi Ron, The
backwind in the mainsail is caused by a combination of too much depth
in the back of the headsail and too much depth in the front of the mainsail.
To flatten the mainsail, you should tighten the backstay to bend the mast,
and pull the halyard or cunningham harder. To flatten the leech of the
headsail, tighten the halyard and move the sheet lead aft a little.
Regards,
Dan Neri
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