My very limited experience flying only a jib was all good but the load on the rudder was unnervingly negative when the wind picked up into the 15 kt range.
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of John Irvin via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:56 PM To: Joel Aronson; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone I often go jib only when shorthanded. You lose a little point on the 27-3 but that's all. _____ From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: 2014-09-19 12:04 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List sailing under jib alone All, Earlier this week I went out for a lazy sail after work. Unfurled the jib in 10 knots of wind and decided I was too lazy to remove the main cover and hoist the main. I've read that sailing under only jib is bad because it places an uneven load on the rigging. Seems to me that the load is minimal in light air and the total load is a lot less under one sail. Thoughts? Joel 35/3 Annapolis -- Joel 301 541 8551
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