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Isn't that the message we hear again and again. Get your trim into the ballpark and then concentrate on driving the boat. I suppose the problem when beginning in a new boat is to know when you are in the ballpark?


I found the A to be way overpowered to weather. It is so light and narrow with the very high aspect rig. I am light and no amount of adjustment made any difference what-so-ever as soon as it got to 12Knots. Just ask someone who has already been sailing and is near your own weight where they are at settings wise. Spreader rake and tension, and then mast rake (mast rake dependant on the boat type) Bingo - Your fully tuned. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

In reality the ball park could be defined as the mast pointing up - The rudders and boards pointing down and the bow forward gets you in the ball park. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


We've got three Boyer IV's here running against one of your BIM's and an A2. Both the BIM and A2 run deeper than all three of us Boyer IV's in the breeze. My main is pretty long and I'm already block to block with my light air setup (I'm very happy with my speed in the light air) so raking back more is going to be tricky. I've got to work on heavy air and find a way to foot off without losing control...hence time to work on the diamonds. The fastest way I know to figure out where the diamonds need to be set is by having something I can adjust easily and without flipping the boat each time.

I really thought I was going to be in for a deep learning curve on this boat but I've found it to be really intuitive with tons of feedback. It helps that the guys sailing around here are very similar in speed.

Jake Kohl