[quote=Andinista]I think you should add at least 1 pair or trap wires. The 5.0 is quite sensitive to fore/aft weight distribution and has a tendency to sink the bows on strong wind if you don’t distribute the weight all the way back. For that wind it makes all the difference to have your crew on the trap all the way aft, so behind you. You will realize that your boat can handle a lot more wind than that, and it’s not so much because of the additional leverage, for that you can play with your sail and sailing angle. (And in soft wind put the weight on the front beam). If I had to renew my trap wires I’d use dyneema.[/quote]
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