Jon. if you hoist a sail where the luff rope is held in a groove in the mast
there is nowhere for the luff rope to go except out of the groove when you
lower the sail.
Maybe you had a track with slides and with that you can certainly flake the
sail, leaving the slides bunched together on the track.
This is how it works on a larger boat but on a dinghy with a mast grooved
for the luff rope you cannot lower the sail with the rope still held in the
groove,-unless, of course, you are just talking about leaving the head board
and the top foot or so of the sail in the groove while you flake the rest
that has come out.
Edgar


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Edgar, I didn't have to remove my main when I had that kind of luff. I
flaked the sail on the boom without a problem. All you have to do is pull
the sail slightly aft as you lower and flake it.