Always keep a tight leech on the mainsail

talk about wing to wing!

I had an identical sail shape one time. I felt a puff, jumped out on the wire and sheeted (with my bodyweight) as i got out... i felt myself "drop" a few inches and thought i was demasting. took me a few seconds to realize why my sail looked so funny.

i now use that sail as window shades in my florida room

That's worthy of a quote of the week contest.

What's wrong? Looks like the square top main twisted off automatically to depower.

hahah... similar to your method of twisting off power in 40-45? (snap battens and rip pockets)

what a fun and fast ride that was

Is that one of those new "Auto Reefing" mains?

The only thing thats probably keeping that mast in one piece is the dude hanging off the back.

What I said was..."more cowbell!".

OK we're at the gate but the next up wind leg is going to SUCK.

NP... next gybe is going to be ugly.

The windex is showing header.

Nope. The trapeze is not tied higher than the side stay AFAIK.

It looks fake

even though you are correct about the location of the trap tang, wouldn't someone on the rear beam help to act as a backstay?

No, if the mast goes it will break higher than the stay attachment. The main sail leech acts as a backstay because it holds the top of the mast.

gotcha.

Jake: If you haven't sen the "cork soakers" skit check it out also. Ed

Or how about Pete Schvety and his satly balls?

It's not fake, this happened at the Solent Slog long distance race last weekend. It was then a beat to the finish which they completed.

That main had done the archepeligo raid, so it had taken quite alot of beating
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