How to tune YOUR freestyle sail

[@bradcouden]

Thanks for this well done and helpful

[@fourrunner46]

Hey Lennart great video! Thank you for that. I have 100% rdm masts with same imcs as Severne red masts. In your opinion would a Severne red mast be any better? My 4.8 & 4.4 seem to rig fine on my 400/370. I mostly do old freestyle moves but working up the nerve to go switch & duck. Your other videos are great motivation!

[@lafgreg]

I use 4 batten sails. I found that if I rig my sail too baggy it feels very slow and less reactive.

[@matejpolivka4883]

Thanks, and can I ask when is stronger wind do you tighten the sail more or do you keep it like this no matter of the conditions?

[@jmalina327]

Hi Lennart, thank you for this great video! I also use the Fr33ks (2021) and most of the time I use the 5.2. I will try your setup the next time I rig.
The main question I have is how do you tune the sail if the wind increases but you don't want to rig a smaller sail yet? Do you extend the boom 2cm and pull it all the way? I'm 190.5cm tall and have the boom height around where you do maybe slightly higher. I found that in order to have some room to add more outhaul I need an extra 4cm on the boom extension setting but I don't pull it all the way to leave room for tuning based on the wind. I think I saw a video somewhere saying this. My strategy is usually to tune the outhaul and if the sail still has so much power that I can't do a flaka then I rig the next size sail down.

[@lennartneubauer1807]

Hey man! that’s a good question.This might come a bit unexpected but In freestyle I never change the rig of my sail.For example I’m on 5.2 with 16knots,or if I’m on 5.2 in 22knots I will always have the same trim.However if you just can’t hold on to the sail and can’t go smaller I would add some outhall.The downhall should always remain the same.For example on the 5.2 normally goes 166 then you would not add more than 2cm so 168.Hope I could help you out:)

[@sergeynazarov8773]

Lennart, plese to russian. Too interesting