Gill,

Any concerns about mast breakage when easing your main out a bit? I sailed the N20 like this in once race, previous owner saw the boat and commented that the main wasn't tight enough and your mast was bending all over the place. I took his advice as he is a far better sailor than I, but I felt the eased main was faster. During Tybee I dropped the traveler a lot and eased the main probably more than recommended, but this was typically only done when trying to out climb F18's or impending Jetty's.

I'm surprised at the variety of spinnaker cuts in this fleet, I think the F18's have all tended to a flatter cut at this point. I'm also surprised the issue of where to sheet the spinnaker hasn't come up before in other classes? Based on this information it sounds like buying the same sail as originally supplied with the boat is best to avoid drilling holes but maybe that sail shape isn't fastest.

Jody and Joanna, do you feel faster with the flatter spinnaker when its trimmed properly?