zefender
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I'm booked to participate in ARC2005, taking my Bav40 (no jokes about whether we might therefore arrive in time for ARC2006, but in pieces!) This might be walk in the park for some of the old salts here, but it's a first for me, so pay attention at the back!
I'm going through the shopping list of stuff I need. The boat is pretty well equipped but there are a few issues outstanding. One of the main ones was power, but I think I've settled on a duogen plus a flexi solar panel on the bimini as backup (with engine as a third of course).
The thing which I'm less certain about is the rig. There'll be 4 on board but only 2 'experienced' crew so a spinnaker is unlikely to be used, certainly not at night.
Option 1 The existing forestay has a twin groove furlex. I could just get another sail and stick it on here and sail twin headsail (with 1, maybe 2 poles) most of the way. Advantages: Simple to do, reasonably cheap. Disadvantages: Reliance on the strength of the forestay with twice the sail area. Bav reckon is "should" be OK, but I have my doubts. If the forestay pulls out, I'm a bit knackered really.
Option 2: Twistle rig on single forestay (I'm told a lighterweight sail in the double groove means it can be rolled away with the 'normal' genoa). Advantages: twistle meant to dramatiucally reduce rolling motion and still reasonably simple to do. Disadvantages: Still reliant on one forestay, buying kit I might not use again, concern about taking down the twistle rig quickly at night as sqawls come and go.
Option 3: Have a 2nd forestay attached and set a 2nd headsail on this. Advantages: Have a second stay as backup and could use it to set stormsail, probably easier to reduce sails. Disadvantages: Maybe lose rolling benefit of twistle, bit of deckwork needed to fit additional stay.
Option 4 I suppose is the twistle option but with a 2nd forestay (though I'm not sure how well this will work.
I'm also told that a gap between the headsails (as in a 2nd forestay here, on our boat, it'll need to be set some way back) will reduce rolling motion anyway.
Any other options or thoughts by the 'esteemed panel'?
I'm going through the shopping list of stuff I need. The boat is pretty well equipped but there are a few issues outstanding. One of the main ones was power, but I think I've settled on a duogen plus a flexi solar panel on the bimini as backup (with engine as a third of course).
The thing which I'm less certain about is the rig. There'll be 4 on board but only 2 'experienced' crew so a spinnaker is unlikely to be used, certainly not at night.
Option 1 The existing forestay has a twin groove furlex. I could just get another sail and stick it on here and sail twin headsail (with 1, maybe 2 poles) most of the way. Advantages: Simple to do, reasonably cheap. Disadvantages: Reliance on the strength of the forestay with twice the sail area. Bav reckon is "should" be OK, but I have my doubts. If the forestay pulls out, I'm a bit knackered really.
Option 2: Twistle rig on single forestay (I'm told a lighterweight sail in the double groove means it can be rolled away with the 'normal' genoa). Advantages: twistle meant to dramatiucally reduce rolling motion and still reasonably simple to do. Disadvantages: Still reliant on one forestay, buying kit I might not use again, concern about taking down the twistle rig quickly at night as sqawls come and go.
Option 3: Have a 2nd forestay attached and set a 2nd headsail on this. Advantages: Have a second stay as backup and could use it to set stormsail, probably easier to reduce sails. Disadvantages: Maybe lose rolling benefit of twistle, bit of deckwork needed to fit additional stay.
Option 4 I suppose is the twistle option but with a 2nd forestay (though I'm not sure how well this will work.
I'm also told that a gap between the headsails (as in a 2nd forestay here, on our boat, it'll need to be set some way back) will reduce rolling motion anyway.
Any other options or thoughts by the 'esteemed panel'?
