mast rake vs weather helm

[H/V Vega]

Just a thought but in this day of mass produced boats the rig is standardized to the point where no one really trys to see how the boat sails. Try a few experiments before you start twisting that poor piece of alu all over the place. First take a reef and see if she sails better / more balanced. Then try fiddling with the genoa a bit giving her more or less sail area till you find a balance. If I was going to bet I would say your mast is a bit too far aft or your main sail is too big. Don't laugh mate you may find that the boat sails just as fast with a bit of a reef and no rudder dragging along as she does with her full main and the rudder fighting the imbalance. In sailing more is not always better. Play with her and get to know her. The boat will talk to you and tell you what she wants/ And believe me she's like any woman give her what she wants and she will happily give you yours. Don't listen to her and you can have no ends of trouble })