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Thom Stewart
 
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Default Self-tending jibs

Grouch,

I do believe Leonard flew twin head sails on Twin head stays. This is
often done by short handed cruiser instead of using Spinnakers. This is
usually done on down wind legs, with the clews each poled out on each
side. They can clip the clews together and actually work up wind but not
as good as a single sail. With twin head stays a sail can be lowered and
bagged on the stay and up wind can be worked with a single sail. When
down wind it can be simply hoist to a twin head sail again

Ole Thom
P/S I've done this on a single headstay. I've flown a 150% genny and a
160% drifter when I had hanked on sails, I alternated hanks. Worked OK.
Even not to bad up wind. I clipped the sheets together to make up for
the different lenght foot.

What a PITA taking them down. I was on the helm, my daughter was on the
pointy end. All I could see was Ass and elbows and mounds of sails.
Never done it again.

That was three boats ago. I've since been converted to furling head
sails. Have a 155% furler and a 170% drifter, which set free flying and
I've done it with them fairly successfully but the Cruising shoot, which
I have in a sock is easier and better.

Ole Thom