It has taken a while to get the hang of the biplane rig, but finally we are getting it right. the angle of sheeting , and the angle between the two sails is critical for good performance. Previously we had been getting reasonable speeds on the wind , but not on a reach, but finally, admittedly in a nice breeze, we have been getting good results on a reach, too.
Last season we did not crack 10 knots, and nor did we at the start of this season, but all of a sudden recently we have done 11 and nearly 12 knots, not too bad for a 4.8 metre cruising boat.It is difficult to take photos when you are sailing fast, for us, at least. I hope to invest in some sort of wearable vid cam (Gopro etc) with which it should be possible to get a bit of reasonable footage to show how the boat sails when it is starting to move well.
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