Simon, would you say going up to 90degrees of rotation on teardrop shaped masts is a generic setting for very light wind conditions?
I agree that it will power you up, but the drag, the drag..
I prefer to pull on quite a bit of downhaul to flatten the sail in very light wind to reduce drag, and keep the mast less rotated than 90 degrees. Power to drag ratio is what keep you going in very light winds in my opinion.
All,
No, in very light wind you need to keep the air attached so you
cannot have a full sail, you need it to be fairly flat.
as I said, in
light wind (so 0 wiring to one wiring you need the power).
Very light wind you need a flatter rig.
if you re-read what I say initially I hope it's now clear what I mean:
Very Light wind.
[color:"red"] moderate mast rotation, bit of downhaul to flatten the sail a little [/color], moderate mainsheet tension (to try and keep the leach telltails flying)
Light wind.(only one or none trapping)
[color:"red"] Max mast rotation [/color]and mainsheet tension to keep the leach telltails flying.
