Great subject to discuss and one rarely mentioned but extremely important..and I find especially so in soft/low wind conditions Joe... thanks again!...The clew plate has numerous holes to enable the draft of the sail to be moved slightly forward ...for lighter air or farther back for heavier air,.... as you correctly mention rig set up is key to which hole is chosen for clew sheeting location and rig tension and mast rake should be adjusted PRIOR to deciding on clew hole position...so with forward draft position more lift in light air and moving the draft further back in the sail delivers more power and control in heavier air...sailing's so much FUN!....can't help the envy factor every time I see where you are sailing daily!! You have made a wise choice...cheers
Hi Joe I just purchased a 1982 Hobie 16 special edition in really good shape. Next is too get trailer hitch on my car and I'm off. Been watching all your videos. Thanks for all the videos and advice.
That’s really informative, I see people use a shackle going sideways through 2 holes on the clew of the jib, if you understand it’s taking the pressure off one hole alone, lots of us have 38 year old gear haha, do you think that’s actually avoiding wear and tear on that metal plate on the sail? Also I love your tiller extension athletic tape wraps, you did a half hour segment about tape but never talked about the tiller handle tape lol any chance you need to redo one of them grips before giving it the beans? 😂 thanks joe!!
The reason people do that with the shackle is so that they can sheet in tighter which will give a flatter jib - better for upwind in trapezing conditions. I'll have a lot at a stick video!
Hobie didn't put all those clew positions on the jib for no reason. If you only use two positions you give up a lot of power and control in conditions ranging from light to heavy.
In my opinion - if you put the sheets any higher than the middle hole you get a very tight leech and no tension in the foot which (again in my opinion) has no purpose except to stall the airflow. The bottom hole, ok, maybe if you're mast is really far back and you really want no power from the jib.
@@JoyriderTV It depends on the wind range where you sail, and mast rake of course. Ideally you want all your jib tell tales, bottom and top, to break at the same time. So, if you notice the highest windward and lowest leeward tells breaking before their counterparts, you're hooked up too low on the clew and getting too much pull on the foot (for those wind conditions). If you see the highest leeward and lowest windward tells breaking before their counterparts, you're hooked up too high on the clew and pulling too much on the leech (for those wind conditions). When everything breaks at the same time the boat is magical.
Great subject to discuss and one rarely mentioned but extremely important..and I find especially so in soft/low wind conditions Joe... thanks again!...The clew plate has numerous holes to enable the draft of the sail to be moved slightly forward ...for lighter air or farther back for heavier air,.... as you correctly mention rig set up is key to which hole is chosen for clew sheeting location and rig tension and mast rake should be adjusted PRIOR to deciding on clew hole position...so with forward draft position more lift in light air and moving the draft further back in the sail delivers more power and control in heavier air...sailing's so much FUN!....can't help the envy factor every time I see where you are sailing daily!! You have made a wise choice...cheers
Thanks for your comments, very useful. Cheers
Thanks Joe, great video with simply explanations!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Joe
I just purchased a 1982 Hobie 16 special edition in really good shape. Next is too get trailer hitch on my car and I'm off.
Been watching all your videos. Thanks for all the videos and advice.
Congratulations. Great choice. I hope that your maiden voyage is successful
Great guide!
Thanks!
Great video Jo.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always accurate and Well explained
Thanks
That’s really informative, I see people use a shackle going sideways through 2 holes on the clew of the jib, if you understand it’s taking the pressure off one hole alone, lots of us have 38 year old gear haha, do you think that’s actually avoiding wear and tear on that metal plate on the sail? Also I love your tiller extension athletic tape wraps, you did a half hour segment about tape but never talked about the tiller handle tape lol any chance you need to redo one of them grips before giving it the beans? 😂 thanks joe!!
The reason people do that with the shackle is so that they can sheet in tighter which will give a flatter jib - better for upwind in trapezing conditions.
I'll have a lot at a stick video!
great video ! :)
Thank you!!
That's easy.
No need for the science
Greattt
Hobie didn't put all those clew positions on the jib for no reason. If you only use two positions you give up a lot of power and control in conditions ranging from light to heavy.
In my opinion - if you put the sheets any higher than the middle hole you get a very tight leech and no tension in the foot which (again in my opinion) has no purpose except to stall the airflow.
The bottom hole, ok, maybe if you're mast is really far back and you really want no power from the jib.
@@JoyriderTV It depends on the wind range where you sail, and mast rake of course. Ideally you want all your jib tell tales, bottom and top, to break at the same time. So, if you notice the highest windward and lowest leeward tells breaking before their counterparts, you're hooked up too low on the clew and getting too much pull on the foot (for those wind conditions). If you see the highest leeward and lowest windward tells breaking before their counterparts, you're hooked up too high on the clew and pulling too much on the leech (for those wind conditions). When everything breaks at the same time the boat is magical.
100th like!
Legend!
@@JoyriderTV your the legend Joe. Thank you for what you do.
I wanna come out there and work for you! Really haha.