OK Simon, at the risk of going off at a tangent, what do you mean by "what was done last year was valid and produced better results"? Have you seen boats that used to win now get beaten, and vice versa? And given that we all basically agree it's the nut on the tiller that makes the difference, how can you judge the effect of the changes?

Go on, it is winter... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Simon