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I understand neutral or no weather helm as far as heading downwind is concerned. What are you suggesting in terms of lea helm on and off the wind in light, medium and heavy winds?

Given proper gooseneck adjustments and body placement, what if one were to place dots on a sail representing the approximate center of effort for different wind conditions (5, 10, 15, 20)? Do you think one could fine tune the balance relationship between sail and boat by sighting the...

An indicator mounted behind the bow would sure save my neck and eyes. Are they a commercial item or did you rig it? It sounds like a rigged item. If so, explain what you did. Thanks.

Alan, Thanks for your reply. What is your sense about how often to wet sand the hull? Bob

Well, that makes it unanimous among Al, John and myself. None of us play golf. But I do windsurf in addition to racing my sunfish. So, I am accutely aware of body placement and its effects on a hull. In our 5-10 mile per hour wind during our Wednesday evening races, hull balance and speed is...

I recently repaired a ding in my racing daggerboard. I am wondering what type of paint was originally applied to the board or what type of paint I should use to give it a uniformly smooth feel and look. Likewise, what do sailors do to the bottom of their sunfish hulls to keep them as slippery...

I would like to be able to look at the deck and easily view the countdown to the start of the race. Does anyone know where one can buy a large digital read out deck mounted stop watch? I do believe that I have seen them before but it never occured to me to ask, "Hey, where did you get that?"