Anybody tried this?

[Daydream believer]

On my A22, as seen in the photo's above, I have a very efficient blade jib which just overlaps the main to give the slot effect.

It isn't self tacking, but is so easily handled with cheek blocks and cam cleats I can handle her like a dinghy, have spent whole seasons without touching the sheet winches.

The ideal rig I and other A22 owners lust for would be a blade jib like this - hanked, so a storm jib could be set on it - and a short, possibly retractrable sprit with a medium cloth asymmetric on a furler.

Looks a bit knackered to me !! from the picture it it looks as though it is as full in the leech on the top third as it is in the luff ie it has tubed. & some body has rigged it with the tack miles up the forestay. When he brings the boat back Andy you should have a word in his ear about that. Makes it look like an amateur is sailing it. Bit of luck it wasn't you -- it wasn't , was it??? :nonchalance: