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Lindbergh · 20th September 2006, 02:03 PM

Forgot to add that I feel it's hard to just hang in the sail. Often I have to move the sail back to avoid it beeing thrown forward, or put it more forward to get power/avoiding falling back or turn upwind. Shouldn't it be possible to just hang in the sail without moving it backward and forward much of the time? I am going to ask a advanced sailor to try my rig, but maybe you know the cause?

I feel this is making it a little harder to get in the rear straps, as I need to hang in the sail alone to lift the back feet. Will practice more on balancing the sail in afternoon, anyway.

20th September 2006, 02:03 PM	#7
Lindbergh New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	RE: That pesky rear footstrap Forgot to add that I feel it's hard to just hang in the sail. Often I have to move the sail back to avoid it beeing thrown forward, or put it more forward to get power/avoiding falling back or turn upwind. Shouldn't it be possible to just hang in the sail without moving it backward and forward much of the time? I am going to ask a advanced sailor to try my rig, but maybe you know the cause? I feel this is making it a little harder to get in the rear straps, as I need to hang in the sail alone to lift the back feet. Will practice more on balancing the sail in afternoon, anyway.