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There was a time when it seemed almost out of fashion, replaced by a convenient but technically inefficient fixed point. But the jib trolley, at a time when authentic, true performance sports boats are making a comeback, seems to be itching to take back the whole scene. And not just the simple jib trolley, but also solutions taken from the world of real racers that can be adapted to that of thoroughbred performance cruisers as well. This is a key maneuver to adapt the shape of the jib to changing gaits and wind strength. To broadly summarize its adjustment, we can say that the wider the swath toward the broad windward and the beam the more the carriage should be brought forward to prevent the top of the sail from being unloaded. At the same time, a slightly more forward carriage position than usual is advisable in light winds to have a more powerful sail, and conversely you retract the sheet point when the air increases. But now adjustments are not only on this axis.
We got a concrete example from the Grand Soleil 48 Race, which mounts a transverse carriage on the deckhouse without giving up longitudinal adjustment, effectively offering for all intents and purposes the possibility of 3D adjustment as in the photos we show you. The in and out of the carriage varies as, again, gait and intensity change: the more we sail at a narrow angle in a stiff breeze the more the sheet point will be brought inward. If, on the other hand, the angle to the wind gradually increases, we will move it outward to avoid having a sail that is too “warped” at the top.
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