Anyone care to comment/share on trimming the genny in the 13-16 knot
range with floating (i.e. inboard/outboard) jib leads? My experience
thus far is that the actual top end is largely a function of crew
weight (on some light-crewed nights as little as 14 kts seriously
puts us on our ear - read: very slow - even with the leads eased and
outboard). That aside, my real question is this: when the wind is at
the point where you'd consider moving the genny lead outboard (or
switching to the #3), I prefer to keep the main travler above center
and play the sheet with the vang on hard. And I only ease the lead
"up" about half as much as I would if it were inboard b/c I like a
little roundness in the foot. That setup typically yeilds a wider
slot and so why did I move the jib lead outboard in the first place?
Sheeting angle? Who knows. The one thing I'm certain of on this boat
is that a hooked top batten means you stop. Maybe my real question
is: does anyone think the floating leads are that great? Granted,
they make sweet barber haulers when close reaching, and adjust the
lead up and down might be a bit easier than with a track, but...