Stack Pack and sail performance

[Calif.Ted]

Originally Posted by Mlp48

I thought .. someone was asking here to compare lazy jacks to a Dutchman system. Was directed back here. However, I have never experienced a Dutchman on a boat but it looks great at the boat shows where a man hauls a sail up and then lets it flake down. If wind direction does not matter -- that's a plus. What else ? Cost is likely more than for jacks ..

Just ordered a new main and Dutchman costs $600 extra in parts, the fairleads and clamps for bottom pockets. Complete system probably $1200. Also requires a bolt rope foot, no extra charge, no place to anchor the bottom control line clamps on a loose foot. You still have to head into the wind or at least luff the sail. Raising a sail with pressure on it gets difficult if not impossible.