Storm jib - starlight 35 - jenny tracks, extra tracks or barber haulers?

[flaming]

In what way scary?

I've done similar , ditched the staysail track and gone for a small LFR to adjust the sheet lead. Which will mean something small about the weight of a soft shackle flogging close to the deck though yet to try it in real anger with lots of wind.
Not ideal but not really the scariest thing on a boat in a load of wind. LFRs are very light so very little energy .

And a lot less blood than the toe smashing block on deck which it replaced! ?

Way back in 2011 one of our competitors had to retire from a windy race because their LFR smashed a cabin window when powered by a flogging jib they were hoisting. In a "mere" 25 knots. I dread to think what one could do in real breeze.
We use LFRs to barberhaul jib sheets as a matter of course. No way I would lead a storm jib sheet through one if I could possibly avoid it.

 

[gregcope]

Two separate points.

Is the jib definitely cut for the inner forestay?

I should imagine so, this was an optional extra at purchase for a demountable inner forestay with highfield level and sail.

 

[GHA]

Way back in 2011 one of our competitors had to retire from a windy race because their LFR smashed a cabin window when powered by a flogging jib they were hoisting. In a "mere" 25 knots. I dread to think what one could do in real breeze.

Could you take a moment and pull the LFR in put of the way?
Again, yet to play in anger so genuine question.

 

[flaming]

Could you take a moment and pull the LFR in put of the way?
Again, yet to play in anger so genuine question.

Sure, in a planned manoeuvre....

It's when things go wrong that you don't really want to have to remember to pull in a barberhauler to make sure that you don't lose a window...

But I'd still be extremely surprised if you actually needed to inhaul a storm jib compared to the genoa tracks anyway.

Put it this way, that black pad you can see above the window is there for the express purpose of protecting the deck from the LFR.

 

[GHA]

Sure, in a planned manoeuvre....

It's when things go wrong that you don't really want to have to remember to pull in a barberhauler to make sure that you don't lose a window...

But I'd still be extremely surprised if you actually needed to inhaul a storm jib compared to the genoa tracks anyway.

Put it this way, that black pad you can see by the clew of the jib above the window is there for the express purpose of protecting the deck from the LFR.

OK, not a problem for me though, well out of the way and miles better than those toe killer inner tracks

 

[kitling89]

I do have a second set of sheet tracks for the inner forestay - I can set the number 2 jib on it as well as the storm jib. It's not the best set-up, because you need to sheet inside the cap shrouds - not ideal in heavy weather. Barber haulers might be the better way to go.

We also have a 2nd set of sheet tracks inside the shrouds as well which I have found difficult to rig and trim the staysail or storm jib.
One can always use track as an anchor for a barber haul 'tweaker'..

A single point does sound appealing but then we could only fly one sail on the inner stay...