[Alberg30] Sail choice for high winds

[Miabarchet at aol.com]

HI!
 Somewhere along the way I must have missed something. I have questions 
regarding  discussions about storm jibs, gale sails, and inner, removable 
forestays. I hope that whoever has an answer to any of the questions will 
jump in.

What is a gale sail? How does it differ from a storm jib? Size? Weight?  
Shape?
Can or should either  be flown on a inner forestay with a furled jib?

Would either be cut such that if flown on a inner forestay  the center of 
effort would be far enough aft to give the boat reasonale balance when flown 
alone

If it were cut to extend aft of the mast would it be best to use the inner 
jib track?

Would either of these sails be built with a wire luff to be tacked to the 
deck; used with or without a pennant and raised to a sturdy block attached to 
a reinforced area of the mast with a halyard?

Regarding John's letter about constructing the deck attachment point for the 
inner forestay, is the purpose of the 12" wide marine plywood running athwart 
ship from toe rail to toe rail to take up the side load on the inner 
forestay?

Sorry  for so many questions;  somewhere along the way I got lost.

Jim Allocco
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