I am certain that these two topics are rules changes. Last year, NAHCA sent out a survey about potential rule changes, including outhauls, downhauls, cunninghams, adjustable mast rotation, and spins. I wish they wouldn't have changed any of the rules.

I can see what Marsh Hawk is visualizing, and it would work. I am not sure that I want to add a reinforced grommet to my sail. I am hoping that most of the folks do not.

The outhaul rule is about the "clew" plate, which is at the outer end of the boom. The gooseneck is the "tack" of the sail.

I have never tried it, but I think that if one tacked the sail to the gooseneck, ran the bolt rope outside the track, added a sail slug to the clew that runs inside the track, the sail would work and be much more outhaul adjustment available.


I want to thank everyone for getting involved in this conversation. Perhaps, we can figure out what is the best approach to these rules.

David