Base Jib/Genoa Settings - Gale Force Sailing, LLC - Got Questions? Call Kristen Berry at 202-549-1032
Jib Control/ Indicator Twist Luff Telltales Leech Telltales Headstay Sag Luff Tensions Jib Lead Jib Lead Jib sheet
Note Angle of the top batten
Light Air Top batten or draft stripe chord poking to leeward, or a slightly open leech. The more wave the more open. Always flowing aft - flow or speed mode
Medium Air
Heavy Air
Parallel to centerline. In ideal conditions the leech can be closed to promote pointing.
Slightly open to depower sail and to help with waves. Match mainsail leech profile.
Lifting at 45 degrees - point mode Telltales on upper 2/3rds Stalling occasionally (less than Flowing 100 percent of the time of jib 25%), but flowing during lulls or flow mode for speed waves Played aggressively more sag Backstay tension on most Max sag, especially in choppy for lulls and waves less for flat boats conditions. water. Loose. Speed wrinkles in Tensioned to keep draft in Halyard/Cunningham Dacron sails, and slight scallops designed location. Scallops are in composite sails still fast. Move so that luff telltales break Forward for more power through evenly. The foot and the leech Fore/Aft the deepening of the foot and should get to max at the same the closing of the leech time, with remaining latitude to play with Moderate lead angle Inboard lead angle to promote Inboard/Outboard approximately 10 degrees pointing Not too tight, played constantly Fairly tight, played in lulls and Tension and activity through a small range waves Windward side of sail
Sail Draft
Position for and aft
A little aft of design location (35%) to provide more power
Sail Draft
Amount of depth at middle draft stripe
Fairly deep, but not too deep
Leech Chord
Leech tension control
Totally eased to where the sheet controls the leech and there is no flutter
lifting straight up most of the time - feather mode Flowing 100 percent of the time
As little as possible. Tight. Move draft forward of design location for wider groove. Leads move aft to twist open top and flatten foot. Move aft to reduce major backwinding of eased main.
Outboard lead angle to open slot between main and jib Slightly bouncy and played often for puffs and big waves. Designed location and moving Designed location or slightly aft forward to depower or to widen in flat water to help pointing the groove. Flat. On occasion a little depth Fairly flat, deeper for waves in the jib will balance nicely with flatter for flat water a flat main in chop - but beware. Just tightened to stop flutter do not hook the leech
Tight