Traveller up.
Light jib halyard, esp if water flat.
If it's really light, put some outhaul back on.
Crew weight forward.
Ask your fleet to use the 155 jib in winter races, that's what it's for.
-tc
At 10:52 PM 11/14/2010, Keay Edwards wrote:
>Hello All,
>>I am looking for thoughts or a suggested tuning guide (maybe one can
>be developed because of this thread) for light wind sail trim for
>the S22? I noted that Ulman sails has tuning guides for many boats,
>but not for the S22.
>>I am aware that light wind sailing is an art to itself and exposes
>weakness in sail trim in unforgiving ways, certainly my weakness has
>been exposed after a dismal showing at my first Mid winters race.
>>So, I had some general assumptions that may have been incorrect, but
>here are some of my basic attempts for dealing with light winds:
>>#1, release back stay tension
>>#2, slack off the outhaul.
>>#3, boom vang loose.
>>#4, try to keep the telltales on the main flying
>>#5, jib sheet track cars all the way forward.
>>Downwind I did Ok, main pushed out and we ran with spinnaker. Beam
>to close reach seems to have been my biggest issue. I had three
>crew, men likely 165 + each. Not much in the boat, but left the
>motor on the transom (maybe not the smartest move).
>>Some things i am questioning are halyard tensions, crew weight
>placement, traveler placement (basically kept the boom in the middle
>when close hauled.
>>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>>Thanks,
>>Keay
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