Really - you ought to hire a naval archetitect to calculate the loads that stay (and associated sail?) will put on the rig, and how to support it correctly. its either that, or get well into some of the common works on rig design, like 'Skenes' and ' Riggers Apprentice'.
that said, if you stayed within 5% total mast length , then you are probably fine without additional sideshrouds or runners. probably.
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Brian Duff
BVI Yacht Sales, Tortola
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