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We have a couple of vertical battens in our jib 
In Response To: vertical battens in RF genoa ()
They are only a pain in the ass if you take the sail off and try to bag it -- otherwise they really seem to help with triming and fluttering. For our working jib (which is a 100% of the foretriangle) they are a non-issue with roller furling.
