by K.C. Walker » Sun May 26, 2013 10:23 am
The long end up is good for me. It provides a stop for the sliding gooseneck if you want to set a stop, and still leaves some room to work the cleat. I set mine to stop at the class rules distances. If you have an old baggy sail, and you're not racing, you might want to set the stop a little lower so that you can flatten the sail a bit more and move the draft forward. If you do set it lower you don't have to pull it all away down to the stop with the down haul. If you have an older sail you can experiment to determine what gets you the proper 50% back sail camber in moderate air and then set your stop to that point. After that you can use the Cunningham to move the draft forward when necessary. If you don't have a Cunningham rigged you can set the stop lower and use the down haul instead, though it is not as easy to control underway.
KC Walker, DS 1 #7002