[Public-list] A30 Staysail

[Philip Bartlett]

The A30 sail plan shows a staysail with a halyard attached to the mast just above the spreaders. Does anyone have experience with this sail? Is it used as a smaller foresail during windy conditions or is it used in combination with the jib?

It seems to me that this sail would be useful for reducing sail, especially now that so many boats are equipped with roller furling genoas that never set properly when reefed. Simply set the staysail and roll up the genoa completely.


Phil Bartlett, Windward #428