[quote=CatFan57][quote=klozhald]CatFan57,
the sails for the Two are cut for off-wind sailing, at which it excels.
Other considerations on the Two are the amount of mast rotation, loose vs. pre-tightened diamond wires, and are you constantly watching the luff on your jib to see if you are pinching, either unintentionally or on purpose?[/quote]
Thanks for the reply. I do watch the jib luff so if it starts to luff I back off. For mast rotation, I've been following what my P18.2 owner's manual says, which is:
"For most sailing, this rotation should be set between 60 and 75 degrees from straight back. [b]A good rule of thumb is to have the wishbone pointing at the shroud when you are sailing to weather.[/b] ... When sailing to weather, an increase in rotation will flatten the mainsail, while less rotation will make the mainsail fuller."
So I've been setting the rotator so it points at the shroud when sailing to weather, and basically leaving it there the whole session. Not sure if I should be doing anything else when trying to point as close to the wind as possible. Someone recommended to me to have less rotation when trying to sail close to the wind(?). I don't quite understand if the last quoted sentence is telling me to do anything different than what I'm doing. I do generally understand that a flattened sail is de-powered and a fuller sail is more powered.[/quote]
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