RE: Boom vang? we dont need no stinkin boom vang
Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 10:44:09 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Well we took the p-19 out this weekend for it's shakedown cruise.
> The coach
> roof traveler works better than we expected. The sail control is
> excellent.
> You can set the angle of the main with the traveler and control the shape
> with the sheets. The mainsheet acts straight down on most points of sail
> and there seems to be no need for a vang. We were running before the wind,
> wing and wing with a wisker pole and the main sail was nice and full with
> no twist. I don't know if it is the main controls or the genoa, but the
> boat points noticeably higher on the wind. We had it out in mostly light
> winds up to about 10 knots, and I cannot wait to try it in a brisker blow.
> I have some photos of the set up but I am trying to find a way to
> scan them
> in to share with the group.
Please do! I have pondered a traveller system for the P19. One of my pet
peeves is that there's no good way to position the boom far inboard for high
pointing without also putting a lot of tension on the leech. Invariably, my
topmost telltale (off the top batten) shows that the sail is stalling in
this section. A traveller arrangement would allow bringing the boom inboard
yet still loosen up the leech a bit to get a little more twist higher up.
Part of this problem is the fractional rig - the upper part of the main
isn't getting any help from the genoa so it really needs more twist to have
the right angle of attack that high up.