OutdoorsTried-and-true tip
Wool telltales on the luff show airflow
Wool telltales on the luff show you whether air is flowing smoothly over your sail.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Wool telltales
How to do it
- Attach the wool telltales to the front edge of the sail (the luff), roughly at its deepest point.
- Watch them while sailing upwind.
- Trim the sail so the telltales stream backwards.
Variations
- Ribbons on the leech and on the shrouds also work, as they are lighter.
Sources
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- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Draft telltales tend to be made from wool.
