John Brett Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I have a recent Hooper sail. There is a tendancy for the leeward wool at mid height to turn forward before the others. The problem can be alleviated by bending the middle of the mast forward using either the lowers or very heavy main sheet tension but I believe neither of these methods are appropriate for all circumstances. Any ideas, please? Cheers, v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redders Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hi John, Couple of Ideas. Could be that you have the telltale set to far back on the sail and they are getting backwinded. Should be approx 1/3 from the luff. Also you could be oversheeting, all leeward telltales on the forward half of the sail need to be flying with, with the windward one hulling (max drive) or slightly upwards (higher pointing). Oversheeting is an extreamly slow way to sail creating a hugh amount of drag on the leeward side of the sail, much better to undersheet if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redders Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Windward telltale flying that should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brett Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thanks Redders. The telltales are where Hooper put them. Have others found it necessary to move them? Cheers, J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redders Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I'm not sure, but it does mean that you have turbulance on the leeward side of the sail. using downhaul and main is effectively flattening your sail. Try to sail with the middle leeward tell tales flying always upwind and on the tight reach, and with the windward ones just breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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