Barber hauler

[extravert]

Having expanded my boat's beam somewhat this year by losing a keel and gaining a couple of floats, I find I have in effect a new sail control to play with. I've had headsail barber haulers on monos before, but they have been pretty limited in their effect, shifting the sheet lead outwards 20cm or so.

However, now with my barber haulers pulling from 3m away from the boat's centreline, their capability at sail control is in a different league. Instead of just opening the slot a bit, offwind they can be used as the primary means of headsail position control, with the sheets now being used instead for shape and sail depth adjustment, like the clew outhaul on a main.

With these controls, I can position and shape my headsail in a whole new variety of ways that I never could before. I have looked for guidance on how to use a setup like this to best effect, but none of the sail trim books or articles I have come across has given any information at all. I have been experimenting, but not come up with any consistent results yet.

Has any other multihuller got this arrangement and found the best way to use it?

<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I hope to own a real boat.

 

[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Have you considered posing the question on

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.themultihull.com/forum/>http://www.themultihull.com/forum/</A>

Awealth of knowledge in multihulls on there!

<hr width=100% size=1>Julian

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[ex-Gladys]

Standard kit on dinghy cats. Most "proper" dinghy cats (i.e. Tornado, Hurricane, Nacra, Prindle etc) have jib leads either on inside edge of hulls or on a wire strop running athwartships with each end in the hull track. Barber hauler usually runs through front beam, and is required on anything other than a true beat. My crew was always instructed to play both sheet and hauler together for optimum sail performance (removing twist, keeping upper and lower telltales flying). Tornado has a beam of 10' and barber haulers move lead over 3ft

<hr width=100% size=1>Larry Botheras

Anderson 26 "Amber"

 

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Used all the time on my cup boat ... OK its a monohull .... but if you e-mail me on :

ncl@naviatech.ee I'll send you the piccie showing it set just ace !!!! So you can see it can control fore / aft and transverse etc.


<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ...
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