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If it's the Pacific Seacraft Orion 27,
In Response To: Just the jib... as it is now the jib is lower than the stays'l ()
The traditional jib is mounted well forward of the staysail, isn't it?
http://sailingtexas.com/201201/spacificseacraft27102.html
Using the boomlet on the staysail would allow you to set the lead on the staysail by adjusting the various connected lines.
Is your issue with the staysail boom the concern with going forward or the hassle with roller furling it?
Anyway, I would think you would tend to furl the jib first if it gets snotty. So, it really is just a case of visibility up there.
Where do you sail? (Wind speed, sea state, traffic, etc would be considerations.)
Messages In This Thread
- Tell me about the advantages of yankee cut jibs on a cutter rig.
- Our experience with cutters
- In heavy air and a wet seaway, the higher cut will tend to avoid catching a bunch of green water that might come at it.
- You won't be giving up sail area
- I think a Yankee is a great cut sail. It sets high
- Will your sheet leads move aft far enough?
- Gene, are you thinking about the staysail, the jib, or both?
- Yankee and stysl
- If the cutter is such a high performance rig, why do you almost never see one on the race course?
- If the cutter is such a high performance rig, why do you almost never see one on the race course?
- John Harries is a big fan of Yankees with a cutter rig
- Our experience with cutters