[quote=nacra55][quote=windadict]If they induce mast rotaion on boomless boat, what in this case limits or prevents over rotation? :-?[/quote]
Sheet tension. Boomless boats love sheet tension. Travel center sheet hard upwind.
Downwind travel to the hiking strap and sheet hard enough that the main is off the shroud.
Use some tape on the bridle wires and set the apparent wind to 90 degrees and get the jib and main working together, then never stall the leeward tail on the jib.
Forget the rotator, you don't have one. The harder you sheet the less the mast rotates. Need even less rotation, bring your clew a hole forward, assuming you don't have a clew traveler on your main, but this also flattens the sail and gives you less power. Minimum crew weight on a 5.0/500 is 260lbs so at your crew weight, your sailing heavy and have less sail area than a H16. The 5.0 has always been known as a heavy air boat, when the wind is "blowin dogs off chains" the 5.0 shines.
As far as the boats you are racing against, who has the most time racing? The new guy rarely wins.
Did I mention sheet tension? Boomless boats love sheet tension.[/quote]
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