Tuning & Weather for J24 and J105

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Olympic Sails - J24 Sail Trim & Rig Tuning Guide
When it comes to experience few people know more about the J/24 than Gary Gietz. He has sailed in the J/24 class since its introduction to Australia in the late 70s and has won 5 National championships, and countless State and Club events. Gary has represented Australia at international level for more than 25 years. He is an Australian Olympic Representative, AYF Coach and AYF Sailing Master. Gary is currently the coach for the Iain Murray / Andrew Palfrey 2004 Olympic Star campaign.

Coaching Tips - J/24 Tuning Guide & Sail Trimming
Stuart Jardine, J/24 UK National Champ five times over, tells you how to get the best results from your '24' and teaches you how to tune and trim.

Quantum One Design - J24 Tuning Guide
Tuning Guide (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format 1065.2K)

North Sails J24 Newport Design Tuning Guide
Newport Design Tuning Guide

North Sails J24 San Diego Design Tuning Guide
San Diego Design Tuning Guide

Rig Settings

Old Loos Gauge Model B

		Uppers Tension	Lower Tension
	0-5	18	12
	6-9	20	15
BASE	10-13	24	21	BASE
	14-17	27	24
	18+	30	31

New Loos Gauge Pro Model PT2

		Uppers Tension	Lower Tension
	0-5	15	12
	6-9	16	13
BASE	10-13	19	17	BASE
	14-17	22	19
	18+	25	26

J24 TIPS

Keep your boat simple with a clean layout.

Buy some texta's and mark your jib and Genoa car positions.

Mark your halyards and sheets.

This may seem simple but allows you to duplicate fast settings quickly.

Focus on Sailing the boat and less on the technical side.

Weight ! The J24 is a big dingy and your body weight must be in the right position to perform.

TENSION GAUGE

Make sure that your backstay is completely off.

Check that there no tension on spinnaker and Genoa halyards.

Tuning guides from your sail maker are a great place to start the process.

Make a copy of tension guide, laminate it and keep on board.

Some days you wished you stayed in the bar

One of our club members struggling to get up .