Hello,
I have a roller furling forestay and a non-roller jib. I can move the jib up and down on the forestay about 12". Looking at the racing photos on the home page of this site, the jib is positioned down, almost touching the foredeck. Seems to me this position gives little overlap with the main. Would not raising the jib create a larger "window" between the main and jib? I did notice that positioning the jib as high as it will go causes jib/spreader interference. Must be a reason why the racers keep the jib "down".
Any thoughts?
Steve
I have a roller furling forestay and a non-roller jib. I can move the jib up and down on the forestay about 12". Looking at the racing photos on the home page of this site, the jib is positioned down, almost touching the foredeck. Seems to me this position gives little overlap with the main. Would not raising the jib create a larger "window" between the main and jib? I did notice that positioning the jib as high as it will go causes jib/spreader interference. Must be a reason why the racers keep the jib "down".
Any thoughts?
Steve