Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing, Manual

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and preventer (boomvang). We at the yard normally set and adjust the foot in
only ONE and same position approx.
7 cm curve (3”) always.
MAINSAIL LUFF TENSION:
In light wind, you set the main halyard easy only to avoid "wrinkles" in the sail,
which has the effect that you easier can help the mainsail flipping over when
tacking, so that the battens are turned right for the new tack. We would here
recommend accepting a few ringlets in the mainsail luff.
In medium air the main halyard is tightened even harder, so that the wrinkles in
the mainsail are gone and the luff straight.
IMPORTANT:
In heavy winds the main halyard is tightened quite hard to flatten the sail and
avoid wrinkles in the luff
– luff wrinkles can sometimes not be avoided. By
tensioning the mainsail luff upwind in winds exceeding 6 m/s (12 knots), you
must ease off the main sheet when tensioning the luff.
If for example you are anchoring or beaching for a short time with the main sail
set, then loosen the main halyard a bit to release the tension in the mainsail luff,
and the mainsail will not so easy catch the wind.
In stronger wind conditions wrinkles, cannot be avoided in the mainsail luff, just
too must power
– BUT you can fx use the reef no. 2 line at the luff by tying the
reef 2 line to the webbing in the mainsail and use the reef 2 line as a Cunningham
– this way you can better control the luff of the full mainsail.