"Capt. JG" wrote:

Errr... didn't you say you had years of experience? :-)

Oh Oh, I failed the terminology test. My experience is at sea, and not
browsing through the 'sailing for idiots' book.

I guess, due to the
head sail being smaller, you would have less sail to deal with, but the key
would be making sure you're in control to begin with. For example, most of
the time, a furler is just fine. In fact, it gives you lots of flexibility.
But, if you know there's a blow coming, having the ability to put on a storm
head sail would help a lot. I don't believe it should be either or, because
most of the time, you'd probably get better use out of a furler.

I never owned a furler, but have crewed on boats with them. I don't trust
the
things. They are good for racers, single handlers, and lazy people. Like
anything
else mechanical, they have the possibility of jamming, just when you need
them,
especially when trying to shorten sail in a blow where it can be down right
dangerous.



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"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
Yes, folks. I misused the term, which I have heard mentioned around, but
always
thought it meant a distributed sail plan. However, my suggestion for that
still
stands.

Sherwin D.

Don White wrote:

Dave wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:10:22 -0600, sherwindu
said:


a fractional rig, that is one with more than one mast.


?????

What's with that??
I thought 'fractional rig' meant the jib only went a fraction of the way
up the mast.