I think the reason that I never felt like it cost me time, either upwind or down, not being able to adjust mast over-rotation from the wire, was that if I was trapped, by definition I was NOT looking for more power, and just let the rotation take care of itself. If it was minimal trap conditions, I'd be in and out anyway, and would just crank on the rotation one of the times I was in, or while tacking. I never tried locking out rotation completely to depower; I bet I would if I still had the boat! Rotation settings were: Upwind-as needed for a smooth entry if I was looking for power - usually this meant the luff track pointing at the shroud or so. Downwind: Same thing; usually meant cranked on hard, even to rotating by hand and then cleating the line to hold it there. Downwind with chute: Always cranked on hard to shift as much loading on the mast to the major axis.



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