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Isn't a sails geometric center always somewhere along the line from the clew to the midpoint of the luff?

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ROSS GILLELAND
NORFOLK, MA, USA
Bareboat Charter Master Level IV
Status: Big Time Sailor
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Isn't a sails geometric center always somewhere along the line from the clew to the midpoint of the luff?
Posted 2019, Jul 20 10:41
Isn't it easier to just set the fairlead so that you are aligning the sheet with this line (a line from the clew to the midpoint of luff). Why is there a need to find the geometric center?
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