Catamaran Telltales – Read Them Right, Sail Faster | Q+A LIVE
This week on the Joyrider TV Catamaran Sailing Q+A LIVE, we're getting into sail trim, telltales, F18 handling and some high-speed sailing questions.
On the menu:
• **Mainsail telltales with the spinnaker up** – what should they actually be doing, and what can they tell us about mainsail trim downwind?
• **Upwind jib and mainsail telltales** – what does it mean when the jib telltales are streaming upwards, or the windward mainsail telltales keep flapping even though the jib looks right?
• **Pressing the bows in a lull** – taking a closer look at James Henderson's advice from the Nacra Evolution sailing session.
• **Old vs new performance catamarans** – Tornado, Hobie Tiger and newer-generation F18s. Which are more comfortable in waves, which are easier to steer, and what have we gained — or lost — with modern hull and foil designs?
• **Fixed vs adjustable tiller extensions** – which works best and why?
• **High-speed gybing** – should you avoid gybing when the boat is really moving, or can carrying speed actually make the manoeuvre better?
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