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> Did any one of you ever and I say ever had a spinnaker on????????
>Marinated
>S/V Thalia
>Hamilton
Yes, I have flown a spinnaker many times, but I do not have running
backstays. With a fixed backstay attached to the top of the mast, I don't
see the need for running backstays when flying a spinnaker from a bail at
the top of the mast.
I started sailing over 40 years ago on a wooden Star that, of course, only
had running backstays. Every time you came about you had to lock down the
backstay on the soon-to-be new weather side and loosen and clear the
running backstay on the soon-to-be lea side as the long boom swung over the
stern. If you mistimed either operation you could break your mast pretty
quickly. It was a challenging boat in which to learn to sail. Must have
worked, however, since I have been addicted ever since.
I have thought about adding running backstays to my Mauritius 43 because
the babystay upon which I would hank the storm staysail attaches to the
mast well below the top of the mast. I have a pretty strong mainmast, so
it is probably ok now, but I would feel more comfortable with running
backstays attached right aft of where the staysail babystay attaches.
Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
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