[frers-list]tweakers or guys?
Robert Connell
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Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:16:23 -0400
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I confer with Dave, we use sheets and guys all the time to keep it consistan=
t and will switch to a light sheet to save clew weight
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 23, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Dave Nauber <dnauber@classeaudio.com> wrote:
> No doubt!
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> Wolverine uses lazy sheets and guys for all but the lightest air condition=
s when they are clearly weighing the clew down, then we switch to a light ai=
r sheet. When it=E2=80=99s time to jib we re-connect the original sheet/guy,=
jibe, and then attach the light air sheet to the new clew and remove the sh=
eet/guy on that side. One benefit of this approach is that the boat handling=
is always the same when jibing so things tend to get done smoothly and auto=
matically. It=E2=80=99s always about trade-offs and I think using lazy sheet=
s and guys is worth any tradeoff in the lower wind ranges. That=E2=80=99s my=
$.02 anyway.
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> Regards,
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> Dave
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> David Nauber
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> From: frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com [mailto:frers-list-admin@lists.fr=
ers33.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Kelley
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 9:42 AM
> To: frers-list@lists.frers33.com
> Subject: Re: [frers-list]tweakers or guys?
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> Mike,
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> You are going to get multiple answers from this group I think. Brilliant u=
ses tweakers up to about 15 kts when we switch to full-on guys.=20
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> Art
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> On Jul 23, 2014, at 8:11 AM, "Hoyt, Mike" <Mike.Hoyt@impgroup.com> wrote:
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> Hi
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> Persistence currently has spin sheets but I have found no tweakers and no g=
uys.
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> A question for the group. Do each of you use guy and sheet each side or j=
ust sheets with tweakers?
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> Thanks
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> Mike
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> Persistence
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p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D">Wolverine uses lazy shee=
ts and guys for all but the lightest air conditions when they are clearly we=
ighing the clew down, then we switch to a light air sheet. When it=E2=80=99s=
time to jib we re-connect the original sheet/guy, jibe, and then attach the=
light air sheet to the new clew and remove the sheet/guy on that side. One b=
enefit of this approach is that the boat handling is always the same when ji=
bing so things tend to get done smoothly and automatically. It=E2=80=99s alw=
ays about trade-offs and I think using lazy sheets and guys is worth any tra=
deoff in the lower wind ranges. That=E2=80=99s my $.02 anyway.<o:p></o:p></s=
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Arthur Kelley<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 23, 2014 9=
:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:frers-list@lists.frers33.com">frers-l=
ist@lists.frers33.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [frers-list]tweakers or guy=
s?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>=
</p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mike,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">You are goi=
ng to get multiple answers from this group I think. Brilliant uses tweakers u=
p to about 15 kts when we switch to full-on guys. <br><br>Art<o:p></o:p=
></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On=
Jul 23, 2014, at 8:11 AM, "Hoyt, Mike" <<a href=3D"mailto:Mike.Hoyt@impg=
roup.com">Mike.Hoyt@impgroup.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockqu=
ote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Hi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal">Persistence currently has spin sheets but I have found no tweaker=
s and no guys.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">A question for the group. Do each of you use guy an=
d sheet each side or just sheets with tweakers?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mike<o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>Persistence<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockqu=
ote></div></div></blockquote></body></html>=
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