I apologize for any percieved impressions that may come across due to the forum as no disrespect was meant.

My point was that there are a very few and usually simple concepts involved in sailing. With a simple search I can easily find 100s of posts addressing mast rotation. Most are very generic with advice like point it at the daggerboard or rudder etc. as if you can hook up a knot meter to scale your settings. This position may be correct for certain points of sail but it is not a cure all position. Luckily if you are tuned in the ball park, it really will not make much if any difference to your performance. (i.e. if you are going slow, for most of us there is a very high probablility it will not be corrected buy any tuning adjustment you can make it is all in the tiller and the sheet, in fact having your head in the boat and worrying about them is likely to further slow you down)Boat settings and tuning are just a very small part of performance. This is why I really love sailing. Everytime I go out I feel like I have learned a little more. I have come a very long way from my first day with a boat having to get rescued, yet I get in events where it is obvious I am still a beginner.

--Go that way VERY FAST, if something gets in your way; TURN