Stay sail addition to Schooner
Hi Ian, on deck she is 34 ft on deck, bowsprit is about 12-13 ft. Reason for a staysail addition is to add sail area flexibility. As mention the jib is either fully set or fully furled, nothing in between. Adding reef points to the jib is not doable.....way to tough to go out on the bowsprit and tie in reefs, and the jib is not hanked on, jib has a wire stay. The Chesapeake bay can go from doldrums to 25-30+ knots due to thunder storms fairly regularly. It would be nice to furl the jib, hoist the staysail to balance out the reefed fore and main sail configuration as required. Also in the spring and fall we get crystal clear days with the winds blowing 20-30+ knots as we have had over the past several weeks where setting a smaller headsail along with a reefed main, full or reefed foresail could make for excellent sailing.
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