Aquarius Sail Owners

Thanks guys for the reply and the interest. We sail in Paraguay, which is landlocked, North of Argentina. The Supercats started with a fleet of Brazilian SC17s and later on were brought some Boston Whalers, mostly from Michigan (both 15 and 17).

Weekend-only sailing and freshwater lakes permit ...

It never crossed my mind to roll tack a multihull, actually! :shock:

But since you are looking into tacking improvement, tell me something: when tacking, do you move the weight aft deliberately (so as to use the rounded part of the hull rather than the keel-like part in front) or do you intent to ...

One thing on assembling your cat:
Before you get into the rest, check that the fit of the crossbeams on the hulls is such that if you lift one hull from the bow up, the rest moves along as a whole, solid single piece.

You might even have someone to hold down the other hull's bow as you attempt to ...

I am getting to know my new (to me) ca.1988, Brazilian built, SC17.

It has a wire traveler, which I would normally pull all the way in when beating. However, a much more experienced cat sailor recommends keeping it about 6 inches off center. Why is this better?

The second question is related, and ...

I sail a SC 17 so please note that I am not barber-literate.

But I was wondering if some telltales on the jib leech might perhaps provide some useful input when tunning the barber hauler, or if this is not useful/reliable info when jib and main are overlapped.

-Pab