I would like to take you guy’s along a small journey about my Point -7 Swell sails.
That's because I’m really stoked about the sails and each session the sail do surprise me again and again.
SO how does it comes they are working that well and why they got that big wind range???
On the Picture above I’m sailing with a 4.7 Swell, what is trimmed with full downhaul tension and almost a negative outhaul. If you look to the bottom till a little bit above the boom , the sail is fully curved above that {stabile power}. The sail open’s with to much wind by twisting in the top, but the bottom stay’s curved and powerful at the same time..
At that moment I was sailing on the max of the sail, but I was still convertible. The gust were a that time up to 39 knots!!This same size sail (4.7)I’m using too in really light wind conditions . Like 21-25 knots
On those moment’s I rig the sail up with less tension and with still negative outhaul.
So I get full power in my sail with a soft top end. because there is less tension on the sleeve and by this, the mast flex’s easier and also the sail top…
The different off both trims are that the sail in the first example, releasing the power by twisting open in the top. By the second example the sail released by having a soft top end off the mast .
So you got at all time the ride amount of power and easy handling.
See You Out there,
The lamp
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