[Public-List] Jib Tracks

[George Dinwiddie]

J Bergquist wrote:
> I think Andrew makes 2 very good points here. First, since we're talking
> about the inboard tracks, I have never seen these used, and I don't own a
> sail that can be sheeted from those tracks.

They can be mighty handy when it's blowing 40 on the nose and you've got 
to get home.  A working jib, lacking the overlap of a genoa, really 
benefits from that inboard sheeting angle.

  - George

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