Optimist tuning guide

Here we got some numbers to setup you Opti to make it a perfect fit to our sail

Mast Rake

• 280cm - 283cm in light to moderate winds
• 285 cm over 4bft.

Spriet:

• just enough to get the wrinkles out

Boomvang:

• in light wind just to get the rope on tension
• if the wind increases more tension that the leech doesn’t fall open on the downwind

Foot:

• keep it closed not too open

Fixing The Sail On The Mast:

• light to moderate, paralell to the mast
• if the wind increases and you try to flatten the sail make the top and bottom a bit looser, you don’t have to touch the middle ones

Fixing The Sail On The Boom:

• try to keep all ropes under 1cm (0,8mm are perfect)

Luff:

• keep increasing the tension while the wind get strong