Upwind, do you T4.9 guys ever travel out, or do you just play the main? The windspeed I'm interested in is kind of the 13-18 mph range. Goodall's description on the AHPC site and some limited experience on my part says traveler centered, play the main. This is counter to my past cat experience, in which I've always travelled out enough to keep the main mostly sheeted. But if I travel more than 1 or 2 inches, the boat seems to lose the ability to point. Any advice would be appreciated. Any other advice for lightweight 4.9 sailors upwind? I weigh 135-140 lbs, and I've been maxing the downhaul out at about 13-15 mph.

Also, is upwind technique any different sloop-rigged vs. cat-rigged? So far I've sailed mostly cat-rigged.

Thanks!

Michael Coffman