I was looking at some of the 7.9 race photos and it appears that some of the boats sheet the #3 INSIDE the shrouds with the sheet block at the front end of the forward large window.
Am I seeing this correctly?
Sheeting the #3
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Sheeting the #3
Harrison Pratt
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Sam Buschell III
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Re: Sheeting the #3
That is how we do it on our boat.
The car position will depend on the cut of your #3 and conditions, but the sheet inside the shrouds with the #3.
Sam
The car position will depend on the cut of your #3 and conditions, but the sheet inside the shrouds with the #3.
Sam
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SailingUphill
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Re: Sheeting the #3
The #3 doesn't get used much, but yes my North that I had on #68 sheeted inside, actually I think I discovered that the ideal angle was between the lower and upper, but of course that's not terribly practical.
Presently hull 399, "Ragtime" Blackwater Yacht Racing, Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Fomerly hull 68,"Rum Line," Paupack Sail Club, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA.
Fomerly hull 68,"Rum Line," Paupack Sail Club, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA.
Re: Sheeting the #3
So what is the effect of sheeting it inside the shrouds?
Even a good #3 outside the shrouds points like a demon, and even in ten knots or so will get you to the windward mark faster.
But you lose a lot of that gain going downhill of course.
What if one were to put TWO sets of sheets on a hot #3? And use the outside ones off the wind.
I am talking JAM here - phrf is likely very different . . or not ??
Even a good #3 outside the shrouds points like a demon, and even in ten knots or so will get you to the windward mark faster.
But you lose a lot of that gain going downhill of course.
What if one were to put TWO sets of sheets on a hot #3? And use the outside ones off the wind.
I am talking JAM here - phrf is likely very different . . or not ??