Small Sail

[kts]

Hi
Being new to dinghy sailing I am using the also new small sail, does anyone have any tips regarding tuning the rig for the reduced size or is it a case of digest the tuning tips on this website and apply common sense (if can find some!)?

[Pete1177]

Hi

You haven't said which version of small sail you are using. The older sail has soft (short) leech battens and isn't particularly good to use. It doesn't depower progressively and I never liked it. The newer sail (with the newer sailcloth) is fully battened (4 battens) and is a vast improvement. I only use it now in seriously strong winds as it helps with handling sudden onslaught gusts that inevitably cause a lot of capsizes in the strong stuff with the full sized sail. I have also used it with tapered battens.

I'm not aware of any special tuning requirements with either sail. I would be interested in other's views.

Pete
SN1177
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[kts]

Thanks Pete. It is the new fully battened 6.8m design I am using in an effort to learn how to sail a dinghy after a very long break.
Karen
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