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[quote=Dogboy](1) is your inboard/outboard jib lead adjustment.  Moving inboard will allow you to point higher upwind until the point that you start closing the jib slot and backwinding the main.  Put some type of stopper or reference mark so you don’t bring it in too far.  Outboard would be to depower the boat in stronger winds, similar to traveling out your mainsheet when it’s windy - the main and jib travelers should move inboard and outboard together.  The reason the adjustments are lead to the windward side of the boat is so you can pull the lead outboad when its windy without needing to go to the low side.   If just casual sailing and you find that having the lines run across the tramp is a tangle nuissnce, then cut them short.

(2) Fore/aft jib adjustment allows you to change the loading on the leech vs. the foot and therefore the way that the jib luff breaks.  In light to medium conditions, you want the sail to break (luff) consistently from head to tack.  Sheet in for your upwind setting, get sailing, and then gradually turn the boat into the wind.  If the upper section of the sail luffs first, then move the lead forward to put more tension on the leech and “sheet in” the top of the jib harder.  When its windy, move the leads aft to allow the top of the jib to twist open and spill power.

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