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Trim documents
From the Illustrated Sail & Rig tuning of Ivar Dedekam. This is a scanned book that I have. Each section’s content is described below.
- Aerodynamics – 3
- Apparent wind – 5
- Points of Sailing – 6
- Sail Shape – 8
- Trim Device – 10
- Miscellaneous – 12
- Genoa trim – 13
- Stability – 20
- Balance – 21
- Mainsail trim – 23
- The interaction of the sails – 28
- Reaching and running – 30
- Marking / Miscellaneous – 32
- Trim examples – 36
- Reefing – 38
- Problems / Solutions – 39
- Summary – 40
- Trimming the Spinnaker – 43
- Types of spinnakers – 44
- Equipment & terms – 45
- Preparing the spinnaker set – 46
- Hoisting the spinnaker – 47
- Spinnaker pole angle – 48
- Spinnaker pole height – 48
- Spinnaker depth – 49
- Running – 51
- Reaching – 52
- Broaching – 53
- Steering in heavy airs – 54
- Gybing the spinnaker – 55
- End to end gybe – 55
- Two pole gybe – 56
- Dip pole gybe – 57
- Taking down the spinnaker – 58
- The Gennaker – 59
- Rig types – 62
- Athwartship tuning – 62
- Fore and aft tuning – 63
- Backstay tension – 64
- Tensioning wire and rod – 65
- Tensioning the cap shrouds – 66
- Pre-bending the mast – 67
- Keel stepped masts – 68
- Maximum mast bend – 69
- The fractional rig – 69
- Tuning under sail – 71
- Straighten the mast sideways – 72
- Adjusting the lower shrouds – 73
- Multiple spreaders – 74
- Tuning diagram – 76
- Miscellaneous – 77
- Why pre-tension? – 78