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Great variations in power are felt on the Nitro by merely changing 1cm of downhaul.
Basically it is set for a wind range that the sail was designed for, then using the outhaul for wind changes while sailing, and for upwind or downwind sailing.
  Image 1 : View of the sail, properly tensioned for its lightest wind setting
Image 2 : Batten #1 (top) drops down relative to other battens (Click on image to read text detail)
Image 3 : Material is loose between battens, down to #4 (Click on image to read text detail)
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Image 4 : view from the front, showing the proper leech twist.
Image 5 : view from the clew showing sail twist.
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Image 6 : holding down the foot.
 Image 7, 8 : holding down the foot, notice batten #1 dropped down
Image 9 : sail lying down, view from the leading edge, notice the proper leech twist as it progresses towards the tip.
Click next for upwind & downwind outhaul tuning
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