The
Jib
To
trom
the
sa11
co
rr
ectly you must f
1rst
have the fib
read
on the
proper tore
and
all p
osHoon
This Is most easily done by
movmg
11
forward and
bac
kwards unt1l all three of
th
e tell-tales
on
your
fob
lull
at
the
same
t•me
as you
t>eg•n
10
p1nch
the boat above a close-
hauled course
It
you lind that the
w1
ndward tell-tale on the top
olthe
saol
lufts bel ore the ones lower down, the lead
os
too far ah and
should be moved forward Conversely. should the windward tell-tale
on the
bOUom
of the sail lull before
ttoose
tngher than 11.
lly
movmg
the lead aft Keep experomenllng until all three tell-tales lull
Slmullaneously
as the boa
los
headed slighlly
abOve
clOse-hauled.
11
1s
Ide
al
to
do
lhos
son of
1est1ng
1n
w
1nds
between 8 and
12
knots.
Then
perhaps
1n
very heavy w
1nd
you
moght
move your lead
somewhat back to open
the
leech.
and
1n
very light
wond
.lorward
I rom your standard pos
1110n
. Remember that1n very hght
w1nd
you
wtll
be
sheetong
the
Job
more loosely
and
lh
os
IS
wny fan her forward
compensates the amount that
the
leech has been eased off by
the
looser sheet. k
eep1ng
constant
twos!
The most
crot1ca1
adjustment you
w111
make with your
fi
b
1s
thai of
the
sheet 1
ens1on
ItSelf
, and the best way
to
gauge
thiS
IS
10
put
l
th
e
sheet
In
when you're
go1ng
upw
md
so
that the upper third o
lt
he
leech is parallel
to the centerline of the boat at
the
back
end
or
perhaps just to leeward lrom para
ll
el
To
summaroze
.llrsl be
su
re that yourtlb lufl
ts
te
n
s•oned
such
that
there are no wrinkles
beh•nd
l
hlllufl
Movo I
he
fib
lead tore and
aft
so
thai all of your tell·lales are lulf•ng and
stal
ling evenly as you
head up
and
do
wn
, and
th
en
pull1n the jib sheets
so
tha
t
the
upper
th11d
of
th
e
l•b
IS
parallel to
the
centorllno of
th
o boat
41
Spinnakers
The all-purpose
sphe11cal
sprnna
ker is one that will be sensitive
enough
10
111m
changes 10 llauen
out
for high reachmg
and
still
become lull enough
to
be last on a
run
All
ou
r sp•nnakers are
designed
for
such
ve
rsatility To achieve the max
omum
potenlial lrom
your
sprnna
k
er,
IllS •mportant that your boat be set up
for
proper
sheet•ng. pole
adJUStment
. and lead placement The head ol our
standard
sponna
ker
IS
made
JUSt
lull enough to facilitate
fly•ng
. You
should
be
able to carry a small (4"-8'')
fold
lhppong
on
and out of the
lull wtthout l
0s1ng
the
whOle
saol
Thos
IS
last An over-tnmmed chute
(one
thai never breaks) chokes down the slot. backwtnds
the
ma
rn
,
and
droves
the
bOat
sodeways
onstead
ollorward
An
overly flat
spcnnaker
encourages
overtrommong
because ol•ts
1enoency
to
collapse
when
11
gelS even a slight break.
The
1n1toal
break
•n
the lull
olthe
chute should start about
m•dway
between head
and
clew
If
11
starts
tower
your pole is too
h•gh
,
1f
hog
her your pole is too tow
Adfusllng pole selling
IS
omponant
10
ach
iev1ng
the best
sponnaker
shape both reaching
and
runn•ng.
For
reach•ng,the lead should be qune far all to
fl
alten the overall
shape across the toot
and
open the leech behrnd the
ma1n
Th
e pole
should
be
ra•sed
t
uSI
h1gh
enough 10 tree
and
11a
11
en
the
ent
ry lor
close
reach1ng
.
but
not
so
h1gh
thallhe whole
m•ddle
of the
sa
il blo
ws
10 leeward.
Wh
en
th
is happens
th
e leech hooks
and
aga1n
closes lhe
slot
and
oackwmds the
marn
The ooat may p
om1
hogher
, bul it wi
ll
go
a
10
1 slower. Downwind lhe
po
le should be lowered enough
to
round
the
w
ea
th
er
full s
li
ghtly
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