the tighter the outhaul, the more mainsheet tension can be applied before the sail leech hooks to windward
That's a bit new to me... interesting. Any thought on how that works?
I was having a bit of difficulty last weekend in the light stuff. Seemed I couldn't get all the telltales to read the way I wanted.... especially difficult was getting the jib to match the top windward telltales.
Perhaps I was running too much draft at top and should have downhaul and cunningham tighter?
I almost wondered if I had the jib sheeted too tight since i couldn't get the main to match... except that in addition to the mis-match, I couldn't point quite as high as I probably could have (without pinching of course)
but this discussion is starting to make a bit more sense and I must try at the next light air outing.
So, the consensus for lighter displacement, rotating mast multis would be:
Light Air, clam water
- flatter is better
Light air, chop
- adjust for more draft
Medium air
- moderate draft depending on water
Heavy air
- flatter is better