>If you have to pull the tiller past 3* to keep her on a straight course, then
>you have too much weather helm. Lengthen the forestay a few turns of the
>turnbuckle to move the sailplan's center of effort forward. This will reduce
>the weather helm.
You did mean "shorten" instead of "lengthen," didn't you, or am I missing
something?
I didn't know the 3-degree rule, but I knew I had too much weather helm in
those winds at Redwood City. I need to adjust the rake and/or gooseneck
location on my lateen rig.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA