[Public-list] some rigging questions

[Roger L. Kingsland]

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Great rigging questions; many I was afraid to ask.  Some uneducated feedback
on the loose footed main.  First, I think even a "shelf footed" main has a
point load on the clew (rather than a distributed load).  Second, I
speculate the class rules have not been changed because so many skippers and
crew like to take power naps (equal to no more than the time spent on each
tack) on/in the "shelf."  If the rule were changed, imagine the suprise of
the first guy who jumps up for a nap on a loose footed rig.

Roger

Roger Kingsland
Chief Boat Boy
PERFECT intentions, A30 #148
on the hard at N40° 33.945' W79° 51.260'

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