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Splash Setting Guide |
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Point of Sailing |
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Wind Strength |
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Underpowered |
Just Right |
Overpowered |
| Kicker |
Beating |
Tight to flatten front of sail |
Tighter |
Even Tighter |
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Downwind |
Just on |
On |
Enough to firm leech |
| Cunningham |
Beating |
None |
Tidy |
Lots when overpowered
if light weight more |
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Downwind |
None |
None |
None |
| Tack outhaul |
Beating |
Slight crease in foot |
No crease in foot |
Foot creased |
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Downwind |
Off |
Off |
Off |
| Traveller |
Up/downwind |
Tight |
Tight |
Tight |
| Boom End |
Beating |
Push boom out |
Middle |
Push boom out |
| Boat heel |
Beating |
Just to keep sail full |
None |
None |
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Reaching |
None |
None |
None |
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Running |
Kite |
Kite |
None |
| Sitting Position |
Beating |
Foreword unless choppy |
Move back a bit |
Move about to suit waves |
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Reaching |
Front/middle |
Back |
Right back |
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running |
Foreword |
Middle |
Back |
| Daggerboard |
Beating |
Down |
Down |
Up slightly |
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Reaching |
Up slightly |
Up slightly |
Raise until rudder loaded then lower slightly |
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Running |
up |
Up |
Up |
| Rudder |
Up/downwind |
Slightly raised |
Down |
Down |
| Mainsheet |
Beating |
Gentle Tension |
Block to block |
Block to block Feather |
| Sail |
Beating |
Flat |
Flat |
Top of sail flat |
| Sail telltales |
Beating |
Leech streaming |
Streaming |
Streaming |
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