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Grouch.
When running a Staysail with a Jib, the Jib is not self-tending. The staysail is the self-tending sail. The Jib is flown from the head stay and the Staysail is flown on a inner stay. This inner stay is shorter and the sail is shorter ( A staysail) This is the sail that is often set self-tending. The tack of this sail is located back from the stem and is usually set to make the inner stay parallel to the forestay. That sets the peak of the stay at the location on the mast at about the spreader, at the location of the lower shrouds. This is to keep the Mast in Rig. If it creates unwanted Mast bend it will require back stays. A PITA!! A Jib can be flown and tacked thru the space between the head stay and the Jack stay ( Staysail) Just have to run the Jib sheet forward of the inner stay. Make sure you let enough sheet out when tacking and head off enough for the wind to blow the sail thru or have some one there to hand it thru. Mooron says you don't fly the two together but that isn't true. Some people can sail with the staysail working in the slot and get a gain from it. I'm not one of them. I've never been able to keep the air flow clean with a sail in the slot. That is the big reason I sail a Sloop rather than a Cutter. Ole Thom |