Holy Backpedal! Now it hoists higher on your boat, so you must have a
shorter than standard mast, or the Bennies in all those photos you
posted have higher than starndard masts.


My story has remained the same, and every photo of a 35s5 I can find
supports what I've said. The hoist on EVERY 35s5 looks a bit short to
me, including the one I just got. But it does appear higher than my old
sail. My old hoist looks about the same as this...

http://home.att.net/~captnerdo/images/Footloos.gif

But the new sail is more like this....

http://www.lakeontario300.org/images...windriven1.jpg

Then this Frers 51 seems to have a hoist a good 6 inches short...

http://www.lakeontario300.org/images...s/toscana1.jpg

and does this Express 30 main look short? Because it is!

http://www.lakeontario300.org/images...nts/tigger.jpg

But check the hoist on this C&C 99! I think it's almost above the mast!

http://www.lakeontario300.org/images...nchurchill.jpg

Does it really matter, Martin? Do you think my Kevlar main is going to
slow us down?


RB
35s5
NY