[quote=randii][quote=MN3]your (h18) mast is very stiff so it's really working the snot out of your sail matierial
/ you are overworking your sail along the luff and will die an early death by oversheeting your (anything).[/quote]
I checked in with Chip before really cranking up the downhaul advantage. His comment was something along the lines of -- [i]that's essentially an F18 sail, so it can take the downhaul[/i]. I an WAY more delicate with my older Dacron sails.
[quote=MN3]there are other methods to reduce heeling that won't hurt your luff as much - so unless your racing ... i would reduce rotation, travel out, sheet out, furl jib, and outhaul before i relied on overworking the luff - ymmv[/quote]
I agree with all of these options... learning to balance them all is quite the trick, especially while controlling the squaretop!
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