[quote=Dogboy][quote=rondog]Here’s a shot somewhere in-between a close reach and being close hauled. To me it looks like I have too much twist and am spilling wind. I was going to try to lessen the rake a notch and see if I get a better sail shape and hopefully it makes a difference.[/quote]
WAY under-sheeted. This is far and away the primary problem. Again, put two pair of telltails in the upper panels of your main sail. They will tell you tons about how much more you can or can not sheet in.
You are also sailing the boat too flat. You want to try to keep the windward hull skimming if possible or at least have the leeward hull significantly lower than the windward hull. In light air, the crew will sit on the leeward hull or right at the edge of the tramp where it meets the hull and right up against the front crossbar. Skipper will sit either on the tramp just to windward of the mast or on the hull. In that picture, it looks like there would have been enough wind for you to fly the hull if you were sheeted in more heavily. Also, as you noted, the down haul is not tight enough. A couple little wrinkles in the leading edge are ok in light wind, but you've got some large wrinkles that need to be taken out. As said above, remove the sail feeder - it does more harm than good.
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