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New Day Sailer 1 owner: What is the recommended Boom Vang ratio 3:1 ?
My old Day Sailer 1 did not come with a boom vang from the Mast to the Boom.
D and R Marine has a Boom Vang Kit , with every thing IO would need to set my boat up, but the ratio is 3:1 - Is this the correct ratio?

I'd recommend 12:1 at least. There are many discussions here, so a search would be useful. Here's just one of the more recent ones:

https://forum.daysailer.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=39298#p39298

In brief, with a stronger vang you can use it upwind, where it will help you keep your main flat (depowered) when letting out the main.

That improves your gust response.

Briefly discussed here https://forum.daysailer.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=37573#p37573