Well I've sailed my new to me NACRA 5.2 a few times now and have a number of questions that my reserch skills and guessing have failed to answer. Any thoughts? Please feel free to laugh at any stupid questions:

1. The traveller rig seems to have one too many pulleys. First (following from your hand outwards) through the block and cleat fixed in the middle, then outboard to the part that carries the main sheet cleat (carriage?) which has two pulleys (one each side) between which the line passes and then back inboard where there seems to be another pulley mounted on the back of the middle of the stern beam - or to secure on the block below where the line 1st goes, which is all I can think of.

It may well be that my boat has acquired extra tackle and I seem to get enough pull with this arrangement, is it right??

Any diags avail on the web??

2. When tacking a monohull I always ease the main a little and tighten on the new course. When on my own in the cat, this seems to slow the boat too much and I need to rely on the jib backing to get around. If I don't loosen up, I seem to manage to flip the boat even in 8 knots or so. Is this just rooky stuff?? Any tips???

3.When there is not enough wind to get out on the harness, I find myself wanting to hook into kicking straps - there aren't any, but instead the lines onto which the blocks for the jib sheets fix are very tempting. Keeping in mind I am 100KG /220lbs any thoughts on whether this is wise....?

4. Finally - I acquired the boat from a chap who seems to want to tinker with most things, so I am not sure what is original kit and what is new (the kite is not original, I know that). Are there any user manuals etc out there on the web??

thanks for reading