I imagine that not sailing with jib only applies to fractional rigs without running back stays. It could also apply to mast head rigs with out back stays.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Porland, Or On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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