Or, more properly, an old bulletproof storm jib from Hild Salimakers out in Greenport, that came with the boat... I had Etienne add the luff he uses for his Gale Sail...

Steve is right, however, only time I've ever used it so far, is just to check it out in a strong breeze... A reefed staysail has handled pretty much everything I've run into, so far...

The Gale Sail is a pretty good arrangement, but I think it is far easier to deploy, and fly, from an inner forestay... Trying to do so at the extreme pointy end in boisterous conditions, and trying to hoist it over the added bulk of a furled genoa, could be a challenge on a boat like mine, when I can get a so much tighter wrap on a high-aspect staysail... But i think the key to hoisting a Gale Sail in a blow, is to configure a 'sleeve' out of a slippery material such as Stamoid, that will 'smooth over' the little ridges created by the foot of the sail, and the wrapped sheets at the clew. Then, the luff of the Gale Sail slides up so much more easily with that in place. Plus, such protection from chafe is good to have in place anyway over a furled staysail, I found that the lazy sheet of the genoa lying against the leading edge of the sail really began to abrade the UV material that was exposed along the foot of the sail, in fairly short order...

Another key to being able to stow a staysail furler like mine - it really helps to have a decent crown in the foredeck, and a pronounced sheer that will make the point of stowage back at the shrouds low enough to accommodate the length... On a boat like yours with a bit flatter sheer, you might have to use a short pendant at the deck attachment point forward to shorten the length of the furler just a bit...