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[delmarrey]

Continued from: CIRCUMNAVIGATE BENETEAU 47.3

I thought I would start a new thread so as not to confuse with the Beneteau 47.3

Irwinsailor, Thanks for the offer of the picture, but not necessary.

I've been experimenting with this vessel to see which sail plan works best, in strong winds, still using the same mast. It's a tall rig, 52' off the deck with 39' between the stay deck plates and a 15' "J" dim. I need a new main and want to go to a roller furling headsail. So I'm playing around before I spend the money and find out it's a bad setup. I've read a few places where it's not good to use a furling for a storm jib. So, I have been trying out the back/baby stay idea. With the main reefed and the a small back sail it balanced out very well and heeled at 15-20º in a 25-30 kn wind with very little to no weather helm.
The wind here in the Sound changes in a matter of a few minutes. It can be a light breeze one minute (praying for more wind) to 25-30 kn before you can get a sandwitch made. It's not fun trying to douse a genoa in white caps. So I'm looking for a quick change set up, single handed.

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