Wind Strength

Upwind Light

Force 1-2

Upwind medium

Force 2-4

Upwind Strong

Force 4-6+

Reach Light

Force 1-2

Reach Medium

Force 2-4

Reach Strong

Force 4-6+

Run Light

Force 1-2

Run Medium

Force 2-4

Run Strong

Force 4-6+

Mast Rake

Basic Setting 282-284 cms or 11-112 inches measured without kicker from top of mast to top of rear gunwale

Sometimes radials might be a little more upright light to medium wind and a little further back medium to strong wind  

Mast Ties

Top and bottom eased to 6-7mm middle 2-3 mm off touching mast or if lazy all ties about 5mm off mast

All ties 4-5 mm off mast personal choice

All ties 3- 4 mm off mast or heavier sailors top and bottom ties just off mast

middle ties 5-6 mm off mast

Mast Sail ties twice round mast use 1.5 -2mm pre stretched cord.

Top Mast, diagonal, tack and clew ties 3 mm cord around mast and boom 2-3 times.

Boom Ties

4-5 mm at the ends and up to 7-8 mm in the middle but make sure ties don’t stretch

Kicker

Slack

Just loose upwind and getting tighter

Very Tight

Slack

As upwind lightweights tight

Very Tight

Slack

As upwind lightweights tight

Very tight or you won’t get downwind

Wind Strength

Upwind Light

Force 1-2

Upwind medium

Force 2-4

Upwind Strong

Force 4-6+

Reach Light

Force 1-2

Reach Medium

Force 2-4

Reach Strong

Force 4-6+

Run Light

Force 1-2

Run Medium

Force 2-4

Run Strong

Force 4-6+

Outhaul

Slightly tighter than eased

Eased

Firm but not tight as you still need drive in the sail

All sails have a different foot lengths so you need to adjust your sail accordingly, mark your settings on your boom.

Luff

Slack to keep draft back to allow pointing

Slack to medium as wind increases to pull draft forward. If choppy firmer to give more power but less pointing

Tighter to pull draft forward and open leach

All sails are designed slightly differently some like a generally ‘softer’ luff tension and some like a generally ‘firmer’ tension. Check your sail tuning guide. Set luff tension using ‘twists’ boom and pin stop on mast.  The diagonal tie setting is really, really important and make sure you replace it if it starts to fray.

Sprit

Creases at throat

Throat creases just disappear, lightweights need creases to depower the sail

Tight or light weights might ease to show crease at throat

In light to medium winds as you get more experienced learn to ease your sprit downwind and put it on again after you have rounded the leeward mark.

Mainsheet and Boom Span

2:1 or 3:1

Maybe use lightweight 6mm sheet

3:1 purchase

7-8 mm non absorbent

mainsheet sheet

3:1 purchase

7- 8 mm non absorbent mainsheet

Generally the boom span wants to be tight, set the depth to about 80mm.

Use a strop of upto 225mm or 11 inches between the bottom and top mainsheet blocks to reduce the amount of mainsheet you use and reduce windage. Bigger sailors can move the mainsheet position on the boom strop forward to nearly above the thwart to give more room to tack with out sinking the back of the boat   

Wind Strength

Upwind Light

Force 1-2

Upwind medium

Force 2-4

Upwind Strong

Force 4-6+

Reach Light

Force 1-2

Reach Medium

Force 2-4

Reach Strong

Force 4-6+

Run Light

Force 1-2

Run Medium

Force 2-4

Run Strong

Force 4-6+

Sheeting

Boom just outside corner of boat. Keep leach telltales flowing

Sheeted in to corner, ease in lulls. Keep leach tell tales flowing

Sheeted into corner ease in gusts

Keep telltales flowing

Keep telltales flowing

Keep telltales flowing

Boom out

 90 / 95 degrees

Boom out to 90 degrees

Boom out to about 80 degrees

Daggerboard

[Mark positions on board]

Down

Down light weights can raise the board a little if overpowered 

 upto 100 mm up even for heavier sailors if struggling to hold boat upright

½ way up

½ way up

¾ way up

Tip just showing or right up

¾ up

¾  up

Light Weight Sailing Position

Progressively

Kneel by mainsheet block, sit on Thwart then perch on side bum in shoulders out

Sit on side bum in shoulders out

Shoulders slightly back to lift bow over chop.

Hike heaps, dynamic body movement shoulders to back of boat to get over each  wave

Sit on Thwart then perch on side

Hike shoulders back slightly

Hike heaps

Slide forward to trim boat when planing

Kite

Kite less 

Keep boat fairly flat

Wind Strength

Upwind Light

Force 1-2

Upwind medium

Force 2-4

Upwind Strong

Force 4-6+

Reach Light

Force 1-2

Reach Medium

Force 2-4

Reach Strong

Force 4-6+

Run Light

Force 1-2

Run Medium

Force 2-4

Run Strong

Force 4-6+

Heavy Weight Sailing Position

Kneel between mainsheet or

Sit on thwart bum in shoulders out

Perch on side bum in- shoulders out, start shoulders back to lift bow over chop

Hike dynamically weight back to get through waves. 

Sit on Thwart then perch on side

Hike shoulders back slightly

Hike heaps

Slide forward to trim boat when planing

Almost fully Kited

Fully kited

Slightly kited/

Keep boat flat when windy

Steering

Smooth, use body weight to steer , little use of rudder

Smooth, still using body weight to steer- gradually use rudder a little to get through chop

Use more rudder to sail through chop

Smooth, use body to steer

Smooth still using body to steer.

Bear away in gusts, head up   in lulls.

Use a little more rudder Bear away in gusts, head  up in lulls

Smooth, use body to steer

Smooth, use body to steer 

Use more rudder to sail through chop   and  catch waves-have fun