Sail Trim Documents – Spring Tune Up!

March 17, 2009

As many of you may know I was at the Singles on Sailboats Spring Training this past weekend to discuss sail trim and balance.  In an effort to reduce my paper consumption I didn’t print handouts for the event, but wanted to make available via downloadable PDF what would have otherwise been handouts.

Embedded below are the documents that we discussed this past weekend at the Singles On Sailboats Spring Training.  The sailstravaganza as I like to call it.  What you will find below are the sail shape control guide that we discussed.  Using the three sail shape descriptors – Angle of Attack, Draft, Twist – you can figure out what controls are useful for shaping your sails.  There are always exceptions to the rules, but this is a pretty good starting point for most boats.

Then below that you will find “set-up” guides for the mainsail and jib or genoa.  Again, this is a rough place to begin, is not boat specific but is a good place to get you into the ballpark.  If you have questions about specific conditions, points of sail, etc. don’t hesitate to post a comment or question.  You can catch me at JWorld teaching these concepts and you can always contact me directly too.

Here there are.  If you have trouble downloading – contact me.

Mainsail Matrix

Jib/Genoa Matrix

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base-jib-genoa-settings-matrix

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