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LVW, I seem to be having a problem communicating clearly here, let me try again: The "raised" sail I spoke of was rolled up, it was only "raised" up off the deck slightly by taking a strain on the halyard. It is not left up in the breeze.

Wavedancer: that makes sense. I can imagine a stress on at least one of the spars and added exposure to winds. There are more than half a dozen Sunfish on our pond, one is moored with sail raised, I fail to see an advantage. Thank you for your recommendation.

First: thank you for these prompt replies! I will try to clarify. I keep my Sunfish on the beach or moored. I have seen Sunfish where the sail has been stowed rolled up to the spars and left in contact with the deck. Then someone told me it was better to take a strain on the halyard to lift the...

Yes. ‘Don’t know how I did that nor why I didn’t catch it. Thank you. What method is least damaging to the Sunfish SAIL?

I would like to hear recommendations about the best way to stow the Sunfish on the boat: mast up or down? sail on the deck or suspended?