Maynard G. Krebbs wrote
On 10 Jan 2004 10:29:18 -0800, (N1EE) wrote:
What are the advantages and disadvantages
of a self-tending jib?
What rig design makes these most effective?
Do you know of any production sloops
designed with a self tending jib?
Bart Senior
No personal experience but I've heard they are an easy way to get a
broken leg.
Mark E. Williams
I sailed many times on a 38' Swedish designed boat with a self tending
jib, no jib-boom, and it was fast in the light air nighttime wind of
San Francisco. It would move on a breath of wind.
In heavy air it won the double handed Farralone Race many years ago.
It won for three reasons, it was easy to tack upwind, and the owner
and his son, carried the spinnaker all the way back in 35 knots of
wind, and the boat didn't break.
I loved the boat and if it had more headroom, I would have bought one.
Bart Senior