Light Air Sail Set Guide

Mike Mac's
Wayfarer Sail Setting Guide

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light winds: crew sitting in
	flat water	chop
rig tension	medium	medium slack
jib sheet tension	fairlead forward sheet eased	fairlead well forward sheet medium eased
main sheet tension/ boom end position	boom eased leech eased	boom eased leech eased
cunningham	nil	nil
kicker/vang	very light tension*	light tension*
main foot tension	very tight	slightly eased
mast bend	no chocks pre-bend	slightly chocked pre-bend
sailing trim	minute heel weight forward	minute heel weight forward
* Uncle Al's note: we never use the vang going upwind in light airs - I believe Mike is referring to vang use on reaches and runs: just enough to keep the boom level to the water