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Do you set the staysail after furling the jib and...
In Response To: Just had this discussion with a sailmaker... 
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() then do you drop the staysail if it really comes up and set the storm jib in its place on the inner stay? If so, how do you handle/control the staysail, once un-hanked, in 40 knots of wind and what do you do with it?
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- Have you ever loved an anchorage that you know you should hate?
- make sure you keep your dink locked up by the bridge there
- You'll forget about WP till....
- I get that. I love it all(nearly). The crowds, the isolation.
- With an attitude like that
- It's all the excitement of a new journey about to begin.
- Lauderdale's Lake Sylvia, and Miami Beach are like that for me...
- When staging for the Bahamas, it's tough to beat the convenience of Miami Beach...
- In defense of the Abacos
- Jon: Please tell us about your head sail configuration. Thanks.
- Pretty conventional cutter arrangement...
- Jon: Storm Jib Set Up?
- I have a Gale Sail from ATN...
- Gale Sail vs. Storm Jib
- Just had this discussion with a sailmaker...
- Do you set the staysail after furling the jib and...
- Just had this discussion with a sailmaker...
- Gale Sail vs. Storm Jib
- I have a Gale Sail from ATN...
- Jon, I believe I see your retreival
- Photo of Passage similarly back in the day.
- Isn't your boat a sloop in design? So not quite technically a cutter?
- Jon: Storm Jib Set Up?
- Pretty conventional cutter arrangement...
- When staging for the Bahamas, it's tough to beat the convenience of Miami Beach...
- Lake Worth