kdub
Member
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sail on a friends boat yesterday afternoon. It is a lot bigger than our 14.2s, the boat was about 40'. I noticed that they had the main rigged without the foot slid into the slot on the boom. When I asked about this they told me that having the foot loose ( it was just kept down and out with the outhaul) allows them to play with the shape at the foot more, something that when sailing in light winds allows them to create more shape in the main. I thought this was interesting and wondered if anyone has ever tried rigging their 14.2 like this?