[quote=rehmbo]We have lots of lakes freighters coming through Lk St. Clair - some of them 1000+ft. Always makes me nervous crossing the channel - even if they're a mile off!
To the original post, I read recently in one of the Frank Bethwaite books ([url=http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Handling-Technique-Frank-Bethwaite/dp/1408154161/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419270906&sr=1-3&keywords=frank+bethwaite]Fast Handling Techniques[/url]) where he recommended traveler-style sheeting up to the design wind (just to the point of being overpowered). Rationale is that you're not losing as much forward drive from the top of the sail as you do with the mainsheet that allows twist. Sounds interesting, but I've never tried it under controlled setting to see if it makes any difference.[/quote]
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