-> On 10-22-95  10:37, Robert Rayfield got back to Dan Ceppa 
 RR> The forces trying to heel the boat come from only TWO places:
 RR> 1) the windward shrouds pulling up.
 RR> 2) the compression of the mast pushing down.
 RR> Thus, if the boat is heeled 15 degrees with the two people of the rail
 RR> you will have the exact same force trying to right the hull REGARDLESS
 RR> OF THE SAIL SHAPE!!!!!  It doesn't even matter if you reef!  The
Ahh, but it must.  You are talking about keeping an equilibrium 
point based on a very narrowly designed set of circumstances.  
To take it to the extreme, fully luffing sails would result 
in no heel or even a heel to windward.  Shape of the sails 
would be the reason for the change in heel.  
Further, a reefed main would project less sail air and 
the result would be less heel in the same wind velocity when 
considering similarly trimmed sails.  After all, it was only 
heeling force we are looking at, any sail trim would only 
result in heel rather than forward motion.  
I think something that would be interesting to look at is 
shroud tension when hard on the wind, on a true reach and 
finally on a run.  I know the lee shrouds are slack on a 
on a beat, and both are in tension on a run.  I'm not 
quite sure of the forces on a beam reach, however....  I'm 
guessing that there is some tension on the lee shroud on 
that point of sail.  
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