usa318
New Member
Hello all,
I'm looking for some proven solution to keeping the traveler at the maximum leeward position. I have it set extremely tight (spectra) but in most conditions apart from full de-power mode with lots of vang on, it still rides up a few inches.
I found the following article which had some information that I wanted to verify here.. http://www.uiowa.edu/~sail/skills/laser_clinic.shtml
"Technically speaking, you don't want the line defined by the traveler to be
tangent to the arc that the boom block describes, instead you want it to be a secant to this arc, i.e intersecting at two points . In absence of other forces, the traveler blocks tend to go to these points when the sheet is taut **). This can be accomplished by doing two things: 1-Make the loop with the traveler line so that the traveler blocks are ahead of the fairleads, and the bowline knot is aft (when there is no traveler tension). This is the opposite of what is normally done. 2-Move the eyestrap of the boom block aft (class rules allow this, within certain margins)"
I don't understand why I would move the traveler line forward of the deck eyes, but then move the main-sheet boom block aft... seems to cancel each other out. Any advice or other tips is greatly appreciated.
I'm looking for some proven solution to keeping the traveler at the maximum leeward position. I have it set extremely tight (spectra) but in most conditions apart from full de-power mode with lots of vang on, it still rides up a few inches.
I found the following article which had some information that I wanted to verify here.. http://www.uiowa.edu/~sail/skills/laser_clinic.shtml
"Technically speaking, you don't want the line defined by the traveler to be
tangent to the arc that the boom block describes, instead you want it to be a secant to this arc, i.e intersecting at two points . In absence of other forces, the traveler blocks tend to go to these points when the sheet is taut **). This can be accomplished by doing two things: 1-Make the loop with the traveler line so that the traveler blocks are ahead of the fairleads, and the bowline knot is aft (when there is no traveler tension). This is the opposite of what is normally done. 2-Move the eyestrap of the boom block aft (class rules allow this, within certain margins)"
I don't understand why I would move the traveler line forward of the deck eyes, but then move the main-sheet boom block aft... seems to cancel each other out. Any advice or other tips is greatly appreciated.