Re: Introduction and question wrt stay-sail and running rigging
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Chris Paul
Hi Thomas, Here is a photo of the top of the staysail. It is attached at the same height as the upper spreader. The running backstays are attached to the inside of the upper spreader. On my other (smaller) cutters the staysail was particularly useful when used in conjunction with a high cut jib. This setup worked really well from about 15kn up wind & reaching and also poled out in higher winds. Changing headsail on the run is a big task so I rarely used the high cut jib.  Regards, Chris Paul SV GLAZIG SM2000 #352 Currently at Opua NZ
On Thursday, 3 March 2022, 09:02:22 pm NZDT, Thomas Wink <poedts@...> wrote:
Hi Chris, Interesting to see your setup. I agree with your concerns.. you might try upwind performance with the stay sail. For my 46ft Maramu the performance is great above 20kts of true wind. Very smooth sailing and just a bit more angle on the tacks. My staysail is a 95% jib, so pretty small, and easy to handle. You might want to try it out first to see if there is any benefit.. How about the mast fittings? Do you have any pictures on that? Best regards, Thomas
Hi Thomas,
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