I Race\ sail a Santana 22 in Sydney Australia the yachts havn't been
built here for a number of years hence when i race it is in a mixed
division of mainly Hood 23s for all you tuna owners out there I have
done many things to my tuna probably because I'm not defined by class
from the following you will see its all about how fast I can make a
tuna go also the yachts here were built a little differant than the
ones in the USA we have an inner forestay to help stop mast pump and
lucky for me the keel bolts started out as stainless the only thing I
would like to know is can i have an explanation on Fairing the keel
and hull if we are talking smooth then shes like a babies bum if not
can you explain the following is a list of changes possibly you could
use some without upsetting the one class such as the spiunacker pole
mounting
1/ mounting my spinacker pole on the boom similar to skiffs hence I
can put my pole up and down without ever going forward of the mast
2/.I have also,lengthened the mast 3'6"making her more competive in
light winds plus I now fly a Etchell spinacker and'fully battened
main. 3/I've moved the travaeller forward to just in front of the
steering position where I think in your articles you call a barney
this means I control the traveller rather than the main sheet in
gusts seldom needing to release the main sheet
4/ stripped out the interier and replaced with lightweight materails
including total removal of the front V berth in lightening her she
now rides 5 inches above her orginal waterline