DoubleEnder
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Sailed recently on a 41ft boat with a Hoyt boom on the headsail. It was difficult to trim and tended to flutter quite heavily when we tried sailing to windward. The boat is definitely a motorsailer, so maybe we are being unfair. But does anyone have any tips?
The sail is roller furling, so there is an outhaul that tensions the foot. The sail is self tacking so the sheet only controls the angle of the boom, you can’t pull the clew aft, or down. The boom swings port & starboard but not up & down. The only other sail controls are the halyard and leach line.
I think the sail may be a bit stretched and out of shape but I wonder if we are missing a trick?
The sail is roller furling, so there is an outhaul that tensions the foot. The sail is self tacking so the sheet only controls the angle of the boom, you can’t pull the clew aft, or down. The boom swings port & starboard but not up & down. The only other sail controls are the halyard and leach line.
I think the sail may be a bit stretched and out of shape but I wonder if we are missing a trick?