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Test 2021Trim systems

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 08.12.2021

Test 2021: Trim systemsPhoto: Stephan Gölnitz
Test 2021: Trim systems
You need to practise using the lead a bit like you would with the reins on a fiery steed. At first, you may only be able to say "Giddap" and "Whoa". With increasing practice, however, you will also be able to train your sail sensitively and in doses with the intermediate stages. Always just as much power as you need: For more speed on all courses, for more comfort and maximum control even in strong gusty winds.

Trim systems on the boom (adjustable outhaul) still have a professional image, but they also offer the amateur a very simple benefit: You don't have to worry about how to trim the clew when setting up. Even if you adjust the boom height again on the water (which automatically changes the clew tension), it can be adjusted again immediately. And in changing wind conditions anyway. Even if you are not - like racer Andrea Cucchi (interview in the PDF download) - looking for permanent maximum performance and you initially only switch between the extreme gears (full uphaul and full downhaul), you will increase the range of your sail enormously.

Andrea Cucchi, racer and Point 7 boss: "The Adjustable becomes my extended arm".Photo: HerstellerAndrea Cucchi, racer and Point 7 boss: "The Adjustable becomes my extended arm".

Five different trim systems were tested. All results and information can be found in the PDF download at the end of the article:

  • NeilPryde XC Race Carbon Boom
  • Unifibre Adjustable Outhaul System Race
  • Unifiver Adjustable Outhaul System Easy
  • Severne Adjustable Outhaul System
  • Point-7 Adjustable Outhaul Set
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Well rolled is easily trimmed

All trim systems require an end piece with at least three rollers and a roller block on the sail. This is simply screwed into the clew eyelet.

Here is the "Unifiber Outhaul Double Pulley" for just under 20 euros, <a href="https://www.unifiber.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.unifiber.net</a> for easy attachment.Photo: Stephan GölnitzHere is the "Unifiber Outhaul Double Pulley" for just under 20 euros, www.unifiber.net for easy attachment.With the NeilPryde boom, the rope remains permanently in the boom, a pulley block in the sail is of course also required. <a href="https://www.neilpryde.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.neilpryde.com</a>Photo: Stephan GölnitzWith the NeilPryde boom, the rope remains permanently in the boom, a pulley block in the sail is of course also required. www.neilpryde.com
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Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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