Sorry if I ask a dumb question, but how does that central pod make the boat stiffer?
Wouldnt a regular dolphin-striker be cheaper, lighter, and easier when assembling?
It ties the forestay directly with the mainsheet (when centered on the traveler) while sailing upwind permitting higher forestay tension and suposedly better pointing ability. With the traditional arrangement, the forestay is attached through the bridles, through the hulls, through the rear beam, and finally to the mainsheet. With the pod, forestay to pod, pod to mainsheet.
