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- Page 1 TUNE YOUR SAILS FOR OUTRIGHT SPEED Melges 20 Tuning Guide Rev R12 Photo Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images...
- Page 2 Your new of your keel when the boat is on the a tension on the keel lift winch and North sails are designed with this “all trailer. When lowering the keel with the securely tie off the winch handle to the around”...
- Page 3 With your spinnaker up at maximum especially if you want to gybe right away. and mast on hoists and keeps the kite hoist mark the halyard with a black Having the ability to pass between two from getting caught above the lower permanent marker.
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Page 4: Rig Tension
the same time maintaining the correct Before stepping the mast it is best to Use the follwing setting for masts built sweep. Make sure that the turnbuckle pre furl the jib furler so it is ready to go prior to July 2013 with 1X19 shrouds: adjuster has at least 4 turns onto before stepping the mast. - Page 5 shroud tracks on ramps to facilitate ease of of the time) then you need to bend the 5 to 7 knots of wind = 4.7 to 4.9 knots of rig tune with minimal turnbuckle adjusting. mast more to flatten the sail. You can do boat speed As the wind increases you can move the this either by tightening the diamonds or...
- Page 6 the mainsail trim soft and very twisted any horizontal wrinkles in the sail as soon The Base setting for the jib car is #3. sometimes in order to sail the boat very as we start to get overpowered. As you This puts the car in a position where the flat can be very fast.
- Page 7 LEECHCORD heads down, the kite fills and backs into Be sure that your leech cord is not too the tight jib once the wind hits the kite tight. It is very easy to put a lot of tension and jib on the other tack, trimmer blows on the cord in heavy air and have it too off the sheet and trims the new sheet tight in light air.
- Page 8 IMPORTANT TIPS FOR SAILING DOWNWIND is simplified. The middle crew typically starts to inhaul the takedown line while counting down 3-2-1 and at zero the IN HEAVY AIR CONDITIONS forward crew release the gennaker halyard and the tack line guiding the lines out so they do not snag. We always ease the Make sure the rig is set up for the wind and see conditions halyard first, even on leeward drops.
- Page 11 NORTH SAILS ONE DESIGN QUALITY CONTROL CHECK MELGES 20 MAINSAIL SPINNAKER Corners Corners Corners Cunningham Battens Leech cord Tack slug Telltales Measurements stamp at head Leech cord Leech telltales Class royalty Foot chord Foot cord World Sailing royalty Numbers Trim line...