In Johns book "The Seaworthy offshore Sailboat" he states on page 35,
"an inner forestay needs to be opposed by running backstays."
On page 41 he states "every stay on the forward side of the spar must
be backed up by another aft of the mast. So if you have an inner
forestay that does not go to the top of the mast, you will need to rig
two running backstays to counteract its forward pull, one for each jibe."
What is he saying?
All cutters must have running backstays?

Gordon