| Conditions | Light Winds Flat Water |
Light Winds Chop |
Medium Winds Flat Water |
Medium Winds Chop |
Breezy Winds Flat Water |
Breezy Winds Choppy, Rough |
| Crew Sitting In | Crew on the Rail | Spilling Wind Over Powered | ||||
| Rig Tension | Medium | Medium Slack | Medium Tight | Medium | Very, Very Tight | Very Tight |
| Jib Sheet Tension | Fairlead forward, sheet eased | Fairlead well forward, sheet medium eased | Fairlead middle, sheet medium | Fairlead middle, sheet medium | Fairlead aft, sheet medium | Fairlead middle, sheet middle |
| Mainsheet Tension, i.e. boom end position | Boom eased, leech eased | Boom eased, leech eased | Boom inboard, leech medium | Boom slightly eased, leech medium tight | Boom out, leech very tight | Boom out, leech tighter |
| Cunningham | Nil | Nil | Nil to minute | Nil to minute | Medium | Medium |
| Kicker | Very light tension | Light tension | Light to medium tension | Medium tension | Tight to very tight | Very tight |
| Main Foot Tension | Very tight | Slightly eased | Slightly eased | Well eased | Tight | Tight |
| Mast bend | No chocks, mast bent | Slightly chocked, mast straight | Very chocked, mast straight | Very chocked, mast straight | Chocked, mast bent | Medium chocked, mast bent |
| Sailing trim | Minute heel, weight forward | Minute heel, weight forward | Upright, weight central | Very upright, weight central | Upright, weight central | Upright, weight aft |