11-12 m/s (22-24 kn)

Now you will need to pull the cunningham tight - with the radial cut sail this will bend the top mast and feather the sail. Control lines are tight, the boom starts to move further and further outboard, and the centerboard comes higher up. Downwind, technique through practice is the key to success.

The Sheet tight, the boom touching the deck.

The traveller is set with the boom end outside the transom corner more and more.

Inhaul: touching the mast

Cunningham: all wrinkles smoothed out, extra tightness will bend mast top in the gusts.

Outhaul: almost max. tension

Centerboard: angled backwards, front corner raised to 10 cm from deck surface.

Mast rake: a touch back, if the mast is stiff in the lower part, more forward if the mast is very soft.

As the breeze builds up, new wrinkles appear... this is quite normal if not so beautiful looking. As the boat stops in waves, apparent wind will suddenly shift to the side trying to overturn the dinghy. When the mast and the sail work in harmony the rig will depower itself automatically and the sailor will need to adjust less with the helm.