Hi All,

Sailing in 12-15 Knots on the weekend, I had a mast rotation malfunction just as I had cranked things on for a start.
As a result, the mast went all the way round. I was out on the wire and didn't want to slow down so I thought I'd
resolve the problem on the next tack. I didn't have any trouble with holding the boat down but seemed to have
developed a LOT more speed relative to the boats I sail against regularly and I was still able to point as high
as any of them.<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I generally set the spanner to point at the forward edge of the dagger board case which seems to be
the usual on a Mozzie and when I reset it after tacking, the new found speed was gone. This has left me a little
confused on the theory of mast rotation. I would have thought that the shape created would have provided increased
acceleration but would not have been so good for speed.??

I'm intending to have a good play with rotation next time I'm out but I thought it might be a good subject for
general discussion.

Cheers