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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi, ? Thank you all for your help with the question about using low friction rings in place of blicks at the reefing lines for the mainsail on my 380. ? Another question that has come up is the lack of controls on the mainsail. ? When I am not on the cat, I sail a more performance driven mono dayboat which obviously has a lot more sail controls, so that is the context of my thinking. ? I note that one of the comments that Lagoon put out with their article on sail trim, is the issue of main sail outhaul. They suggest easing the outhaul by 10-15 cms at times. (¡°The mainsail foot must be slightly slackened in light air (including when sailing before the wind or reaching) so as to obtain a 10- to 15-cm ¡°foot sag¡±). However, I do not have an outhaul as such as it is set and not adjustable. ? I also don¡¯t have a Cunningham which would overcome the issue of stretch on the main halyard. ? What do other owners do? have you added these lines to your main? If so, any advice would be greatly received so that I can make any changes before I get the sails back from the sailmaker. ? Thanks all ? Regards ? Marc |
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On my 380 I have tried all kind of sail trimning but the thing just continues at the same speed. Of ?course real wrong trim slows down the boat. Especially in +25 knots there is very little change and I only adjust trim to reduce the load on sails and rig. In lighter winds the gennacker makes a huge difference but normally the fun stops at 8 knots unless some waves helps. With wind from behind we use our 95 m2 heavy duty spinakker (from a monohull) and with + 20 knots relative wind the thing suddenly wakes up and we have been enjoyin 10 to 12 knots in full control. The 380 will never be a racer but can tease a lot of monohulls if you care, which one never can resist. Paul on In-Joy |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi, ? As requested, Herewith a link to the ¡°article¡±. It is really just a couple of pages in French and English. ?
? it is in the Club Lagoon¡± area of the lagoon site. ? I just got sent an email from the ¨C which is what prompted me to read the article - ?they have a ¡°fan¡± part of their site now which presumably gives access to these articles. ? There is still the ¡°owner¡± part of the site. ? Regards ? Marc Mobile: +44 (0)77 7091 4250 ? |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Colin, ? Given your ¡°racing prowess¡± with your 380 J, have you rigged a Cunningham or an outhaul? ? Regards ? Marc Mobile: +44 (0)77 7091 4250 ? |
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I purchased a new 380 in Oct 15. While sailing it back from the delivered point, I was aghast to look at the boom and see NO outhaul on the clew! I was worried about the sail creeping forward. Reading forums, I found most Lagoon owners do not adjust the outhaul much. My dealer recommended that I just tie a length of line between the end of the boom and the clew. So I took some leftover polypro line I happened to have lying around and went back and forth 3x. So far, still working, though a rigger suggested replacing with a short length of something a bit better. I agree, and will do that this spring.
If you do this, it is impossible to actually pull the sail tight when the sail is down in the bag, there is just too much weight on it. I would also not recommend trying to do this while sailing of course. The trick is to find a windless day when at anchor or mooring so the boom won't sweep you over and the sail isn't filled with wind. The rigger said if you want to get fancy, put a small block on one end and mount a cleat on the boom, then you would have the ability to adjust. I just tied the rope to itself with some crazy set of knots (passed the line thru the cringle in the clew and the loop at the end of the boom back and forth and then tied it. Will post a pic if I can find one.? |