FARRIER MARINE
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REACHING
When reaching, it is vital that the mainsail be let out far
enough. A common mistake is to sheet it in too tight, with
loss of boat speed, a heavy helm and an excessive heel
angle.
ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU WILL GENERALLY
GO FASTER BY EASING THE SHEETS OUT. PULL-
ING THEM ON TIGHTER IS MORE LIKELY TO SLOW
YOU DOWN
Your mainsail should have leach tell tails fitted as
standard. Watch these, and should they disappear be-
hind the mainsail to leeward, then you are sheeted in too
tight. They should always be flowing aft.
In light winds the mainsheet system can tend to bind
and be hard to let out. To overcome this there is some-
times a lever on the side of the camcleat block that
disconnects the ratchet. The mainsheet system will then
run out easily.
The headsail should also be barber hauled out to the
floats when reaching. This is used to get the perfect
shape in the headsail (so that it doesn’t backwind the
main), and will boost reaching performance significantly.
SCREACHER
This is an optional roller furling wire or synthetic luff
combination genoa/reacher, flown from the spinnaker
bow pole. A separate dedicated halyard just below the
spinnaker halyard is best used for the screacher, as this
allows it to be left up while furled, ready for use.
This multipurpose sail can be a perfect all-around, first
choice, additional sail for cruisers, or an essential power-
house for racers. It is still a developing sail in many
respects, and offers some significant and worthwhile
Screacher being used to windward on F-32SR, while doing
16 knots in 8 knots of wind. Luff could be a little tighter, but
very hard to do with that level of performance. A screacher
is also be a great allround easy to use sail for cruisers.
An F-33 with spinnaker, while screacher can be seen up and furled, ready for use
advantages.
It can be used very effectively to windward in light airs,
if cut for this, and for reaching in moderate airs. It thus
eliminates the regular hank on genoa,
while providing more sail area, and it is
easier to change headsails. The jib is
just dropped and the screacher un-
furled when required. Sheeting can be
a simple strap around the aft beam,
which can be moved in and out for the
correct sheeting angle.
For the best windward performance,
it is very important to keep the luff tight,
and many racing owners have fitted 2
to 1 halyards to keep the clutch loads
lower. However, the risk of twist when
hoisting can then be higher, and cruis-
ers will usually not experience the sort
of high loads that some hard racers
can induce, in the search for the ulti-
mate performance.
The screacher can be tacked easily
when needed by rolling up and then
unrolling on the new side.
SPINNAKER
The spinnaker is an easy sail to use
on a trimaran, due to the wide beam
and level sailing. It is thus a practical
and safe sail for family sailing, with very
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