"Donal" wrote

"N1EE" wrote

What are the advantages and disadvantages
of a self-tending jib?

Are you referring to self-tacking jobs?

Right


What rig design makes these most effective?

I'd assume that threy need to be fractional to work at all.

Why?


Do you know of any production sloops
designed with a self tending jib?

Dehler 41.

A very nice boat indeed. I was overtaken by one during the Round the
Island race about 4 years ago.

The only thing that I don't like about the current Dehlers is the enormous
steering wheel. I worry about what would happen in an emergency if there
were only two people aboard.

It should be easy for oe person to steer it.

Bart Senior