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that the rig tends to hold its tune for considerably long periods of time. After becoming used to the feel of
the boat, you may wish to either increase or decrease the amount of weather helm. Any sailboat, when
sailing up wind, should have a slight tendency to "round up" or head into the wind if the helm is let go. If
you find it typically difficult to hold the boat off the wind, the boat is carrying too much weather helm.
This can be alleviated by reducing rake, which will move the center of effort of the sailplan further
forward. Conversely, if you find the boat tends to fall off when sailing upwind and you must constantly
push her to weather, then the boat carries lee helm and the rig will require more rake.
With constant tuning as the season progresses, your boats performance will improve. The boat will feel
more comfortable to sail.
You will find that tuning is a bit of an art and you will begin to notice subtle changes in the behavior and
response of your boat as you make subtle changes in tuning. The important thing to remember is to go
about the process in a slow and orderly fashion. To record the details of the tuning and re-tuning
procedures as well as the results achieved will provide you a better understanding of the rig and will serve
as a useful reference for rigging the boat on subsequent occasions.