Except for Jeff....who thinks full length battens are the same as a
gaff rig (!!! See his post!!!) this was a good sailing thread. Thom,
you are a living museum of sailing memories...I mean that in a good
way.
I had also looking at the new version of the Alerion 38, which ads big
roach to the main...thought of adding sail area for the main on a
ketch...and the gaff pics made me wonder.
Too complicated, even if it could be engineered in a light weight
version, especially since you'd need shape control for the topsail.

RB
35s5
NY