Date Posted:- Thursday - 07/12/12 - 4:26pm Author: Bill Miller M31#73 Subject: Running Backstays In reply to:
Tom Kucera
's message, "Running backstays and staysails" on - Wednesday - 07/11/12 - 9:17pm
Tom,
To clarify,I don't have a staysail flown between the two masts. I would like to try that if I had enough crew to help with tacking. What I do have is a self tacking sail flown between the main mast and the jib. Some refer to this as a "cutter". I have running back stays on the mizzen simply to help support (both) masts via the triatic. Refer to M32#49 "Blues Traveler". I hope this better describes my sail plan. I really enjoy experimenting and my latest is a triangular "fisherman". But that's anther story... Bill
