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Re: Light Air Racing Fuzzystx #19338 04/02/24 08:11 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,685 Likes: 1 Portsmouth, RI Rhapsody #348 Past J/30 Class President Rhapsody #348 Past J/30 Class President Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,685 Likes: 1 Portsmouth, RI Some light air tips in no particular order: Get all the weight off the boat - no junk in the trunk! loose headstay, loose shrouds to reduce mast prebend Use light air spinnaker sheets and don't use any metal shackles. Don't pinch - lighter air requires deeper upwind angles and hotter downwind angles (no too deep) Use the crew to induce leeward heel. keep weight forward - minimize bodies in the cockpit Halyard tension should be loose for main and jib loose foot, traveler up, leech open - try to make all the telltales fly on leech Bill Kneller Past Owner - Rhapsody J/30 #348 Projects & Documentation Core Replacement & Maintenance Blog Vento Solare J/109 #266

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