How to Read the Red and Green Jib Sail Telltails?

[Guybrush3pwood]

Not sure how to read the red and green telltails. Should I be trying to get them both horizontal? What should I take away from the green being horizontal and the red not? I know it has something to do with red being port and green being starboard, but I'm not sure what to do to correct it. It seems like whatever I do to correct one, it makes the other one not stay horizontal. Thanks!

[cbaldwin256]

On the mainsail - leech telltales - move the sail in the direction the telltales are streaming. This only really works when the sail is somewhere in the right position. Outside of that the telltales could be pointing anywhere!

For the jib, I would start by concentrating on the lower set only. Whichever side is flapping, move the sail in that direction. See more info here: http://www.wyc.org.uk/fevanationals/docs/luff_telltales.pdf

We could add a bit more info when we give 'feedback' in V2, in the tutorials. To go a bit further in eSail, please look at the Advanced tutorial on sail twist. Let me know how it goes.

[Guybrush3pwood]

Very good. Thanks!