[Public-List] By Happenstance- From Wooden Boat Magazine

[Daniel Swords]

Headsail Handling

Stephens says that his firm has not designed a boat with an overlapping jib for many years. “In order to get the boat to sail close-winded with a genoa,” he says, “you need shrouds well inboard. The mast, stays, and hull must be engineered to handle the loads. Then there is the difficulty of wrapping the jib around the stays every time you tack.” A well-designed, non-overlapping jib, he says, allows the boat to be tacked simply by putting the helm over and winding in a couple feet of sheet. 


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