Solent Jib

[robmurray]

A couple of questions for anyine who an help:

What is a Solent Jib?

I have a Starlight 39 with removable inner forestay. Proposal is to leave furling genoa on main forestay and use removeable inner one for a heavy weather jib (to supplement existing storm jib) - this was recommended in a recent YM. Do people have experince of this set up?

Many thanks

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[AndCur]

As far as i know the Solent rig is when a yacht is just sailing under the jib

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[l'escargot]

A smaller headsail, larger than a stormjib, usually set on the inner forestay when sailing to windward. Often cut high on the foot and self tacking. Would fall into the definition of a "heavy weather jib"

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[alahol2]

I always thought a Solent jib was one of those, flown from the forestay, that just fills the foretriangle. Also, I believe, known as a 'blade' jib?

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