yep byron knows those sails best. take his advice. nice looking sail!

The leech looks are wrinkly and loose like there is too much DH, if you stand it up and snap it back and forth I'd bet the whole leech is twisting off.

U got the same board as me

The leach looks good to me. You should test it at a few down haul settings until you find that nice point where you get comfort and power.

It's quite common for cams to require a good tug to rotate them. Some even require a kick. If all it takes is a firm tug its probably working as designed.

Do you have the right mast. If I recall correctly Sailworks take a 12% c/c mast. If its a Pryde mast then you would expect cam rotation to be difficult. If it is then a heap of outhaul might make it behave.

I bought Bryons 100% carbon mast and the sail rotates beautifully lightly with less downhaul so the mast isn't the issue. I think racer X is right. Thats what I thought as the cams just look so flat.
Bryon says less downhaul & more outhaul + try the mast foot a bit further forward.
I think I'll compromise & give it a bit more than what he suggested at first but not as radical as this.Also use a smaller fin and a bit of outhaul.
Rob 11 - Thats the problem thats practically as good as it gets with that downhaul setting..
I thought being a lightweight I'd need more downhaul to control a big sail but Byron says weight isn't the issue and it makes sense I suppose.A 50kg person using it will need a fair bit of downhaul for control but a 120kg person would be using it in much more wind so they'd need a lot so it twists off too..?? Does that logic make sense?

That's maximum downhaul & minimum outhaul! For sure.
Good for blasting deep downwind! (a very valid sail setting)

That will give you heaps of power down low in the sail. So yeah, you wont' be getting pulled forward as much and no good for forward loops. ; )

For a medium setting reduce the downhaul until the second panel down is floppy up to the middle of the panel, 12/ way. In your photos it's about 3/4. I'm going to guess medium outhaul for that sail = +2cm.

From there play around based on the conditions. Personally I set the downhaul according to windstrength and sail size, and then adjust outhaul on a sandbank if required.

I recommend the North adjustable downhaul mast extension thingies (surprise). Get the correct one though, mine was more for wave sails and struggled on my 7.2m (I've since stopped using it as I broke rope, can't be bothered). It really is great for tweaking and experimenting. I've read of people adjusting downhaul while sailing!

sboardcrazy said...

See the little half sailworks "cog" on the panel. When the crease goes to that mark, you have achieved max downhaul. Min downhaul is achieved by winding it on till you get the crease and then back down until the crease goes back to the leach. Simple. Bit hard to see where the crease is in your photos.

...well sometimes the measurements seem to be taken while cutting the grass on maui. that and sails stretch.

I used it at the weekend and sprayed the rollers with silicone and used less downhaul.Rotated well. Comfortable on one tack , needed a lot of front arm with other. I might move the lines further forward on that one as it was the tack I was trying to get more upwind on.