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[quote=Dogboy][quote=yelkenli1]In high winds, I have been sheeted hard in and still get luffing on the main. But not on the jib. And I am screaming along. I am not sure what all this means except that letting the main luff a bit will minimize the effect you describe. [/quote] Most likely it means the slot between the main and jib is closed. You are backwinding the jib into the main. In very high wind, this may be unavoidable because you need to travel out the main a little bit but still keep the jib sheeted hard to prevent the jib from luffing and upsetting the balance of the boat. Ideally though, you want to travel out the jib a little if possible to keep the slot open. In the extreme case, the air coming off the jib will backwind the main so much that it causes the mast to counter-rotate. sm[/quote]

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