Three Bridge Fiasco (Doublehanded) at Singlehanded Sailing SocietyJanuary 30
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Fantastic day during the Three Bridge and Great turn out with 25 e27s participating.
SSS TBF Trophy Meeting Oakland Yacht Club, 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 10th.

Congratulations to the winners!

DH : El Raton (6th out of 284 overall) Recap by Ray
SH : TAZ!! (1st out of 41 overall) Recap by George
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1El Raton11
2Shenanigans22
3Witchy Woman33
4Chile Dog44
5Peaches55
6Wile E Coyote66
7Light'n Up77
8Verve88
9Take Five99
10Taz!!1010
11Ergo1111
12Abigail Morgan1212
13Desperado1313
14Magic1414
15Magic Bus1515
16Thumper1616
17Dianne1717
18Opa!1818
19Get Happy!!20DNF
19Moxie20DNF
19Swampdonkey20DNF
19Attack From Mars20DNF
19Wetsu20DNF
19Mirage20DNF
19Discotheque20DNS
19Elise20DNS
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Author: Jason ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Jib leads
Info: (23999 views) Posted: Sunday 3-6-05 07:35:53 PM
It depends on how your sail is cut. I had a #4 built for ocean racing that comes all the way to the deck like the #3 so the sheeting angle would be forward of where you sheet the #3 in to. If you have a high clew on your #4 then you will want to trim it with the car back further.

The best way to tell is to hoist the sail and tie a piece of line to the clew. It should be approximately a 45 degree angle to where the car will be. In other words, a continuous imaginary line should go from the midpoint of your headstay, through the clew and to the car. That will at least give you a rough idea of where the track should be.

IMHO, you can get away with a 24" (or maybe even 18") track up front to cover the #3 & #4. Then you will need about a 36" track back aft to cover the #1 & #2. Of course this is going to mean you need two cars on each side to make it work.

We have the ocean lewmar adjustable tracks on Moxie and have one continuous track. Not sure of the exact length but it is at least 10-12 feet. I would call around to a bunch of different places and see if you can get a full length track. Then you only need one car and don't have to worry about sheeting angles.

-Jason

:: I am going to upgrade to adjustable genoa leads. I
:: boujght the Lewmar ocean size 0 system (because it was
:: way cheaper than the harken) but the track only comes in
:: 7 ft lengths. The stock T track is around 8ft. I
:: orginally wanted to have a single curved track so I was
:: sure to be able to trim all my old sails. I have a #1,
:: #2, class jib, and a #4. Since it is looking as though I
:: am going to have to go to a split track on each side I
:: need to know where the #4 trims to? I have only used the
:: sail a few times and can;t remember how far back I moved
:: the lead from the #3 position. Any one have any idea?

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  • Jib leads (24329 views) [x]
    scott sorbie ~ Sunday 3-6-05 09:53:22 AM
    • Jib leads (24000 views) [x] (current)
      Jason ~ Sunday 3-6-05 07:35:53 PM
    • Jib leads (21475 views) [x]
      Peter Fortune ~ Friday 3-11-05 02:38:35 PM