Hi everyone, this is my first post and I'm really happy to be logged on and part of this community after lurking around for the last 6 months. I am currently sailing a taipan 4.9 and have recently had the good fortune of acquiring a AHPC MK 4 A class with a big head main. I was hoping if the A class sailors on this forum could help me answer the following questions.

1. All the information I have read about the A class states that when going upwind, I should keep the traveller centered. However, if i was racing in 25+ knots of breeze, maxed out on my downhaul, centered my rotation, should I drop my traveller at this point or just keep easing main? or should I do a mixture of both?
2. In really light winds where i cannot go wild, how far out should I let my traveller?
3. Has sitting to leeward to induce the wild thing in lighter winds paid off?
4. does the amount of sidestay tension make any difference to the performance?


Any information would be great, thanks in advance.