Getting ready to order a suite of sails; one thing I am weighing in my mind is how the foot of the main should be made... loose or captured. Right now the main has slugs that ride in a slot on the boom, but I am thinking of going loose footed for better shape.

I am mid boom sheeted with 3 different bail connections, so perhaps the biggest disadvantage of a loose foot is all that load at the end of the boom vice spread along the length of the boom. I guess the first question is can I even go loose footed?

So what are the pros and cons here?