Tell tales...Put them where?

[Atlas]

Where do you put your tell tales and why?

I have a brand new sail I have to set up and I'm not really sure what is going to work best.

The other two sails I have, have 2 sets just above the window towards the luff of the sail.

This does not give me any indication around the head though, but I'm not sure what would be the best place.

Cheers

 

[fracisco]

http://www.roostersailing.com/merchant2/articles/telltales.pdf

You could put one up high to verify that the flow across the sail is from leech to luff when running deep. I have one of those little flags at the top of my mast for that.

 

[torrid]

I think the Rooster article said it pretty well. They need to be about 1/3 of the way back where the the sail is deepest, and someplace where you can actually see them. I like to put them at to or three heights so I can see how the air flowing across the whole sail, though I have to deliberately look up to see them.

Putting some along the leach of the sail may help when sailng by the lee downwind.

 

[Chainsaw]

I put them here:

 

[Ross B]

where do you guys put them on the upper leech? on the top batten pocket?

 

[gouvernail]

Here

 

[Atlas]

Yeah thats where i have them set up on one of my sails to