Rob,
If shunting needs less rudder action than tacking, then it would
make sense to experiment
with laminar flow rudder blades (eg. NACA 66-012) instead of
turbulent rudder blades (NACA 0012), wouldn´t it ?
We are still working on the wing mast.
Best regards,
Myriam & Youri
Wangka bvba
Belgium