silver-fox
Active member
I was recently given this sail by the new owner of a 42ft Sloop who hadn't a clue what it is - any more than I do either!
It resembles two jibs sewn together at the luff where there is webbing to support the join. It's 8.5 metres down the centre seam and 5.5 metres along each foot. At the tack it has a strop 1.5 metres long. There is no bolt rope or similar to allow it to use a forestay foil. It seems to be designed to be attached by the central head and tack and with sheets at each clew.
It's made of a moderately heavy dacron in bright dayglow orange.
My first thought was that it was some sort of downwind rig - a bit like twin head sails, but for higher winds and designed to be flown outside a furled genoa- perhaps?
Then I wondered if it is double skinned storm jib designed to flown around a furled genoa?
Another yachtie said it was a "paper bag sail", a downwind sail, similar to one's he had used dinghy racing. I can't find any references to this using Google!
But in any case I can imagine it to be tricky to hoist in anything of a blow...... So!........
Can anybody tell me what it is and what it's called and how to use it?
It resembles two jibs sewn together at the luff where there is webbing to support the join. It's 8.5 metres down the centre seam and 5.5 metres along each foot. At the tack it has a strop 1.5 metres long. There is no bolt rope or similar to allow it to use a forestay foil. It seems to be designed to be attached by the central head and tack and with sheets at each clew.
It's made of a moderately heavy dacron in bright dayglow orange.
My first thought was that it was some sort of downwind rig - a bit like twin head sails, but for higher winds and designed to be flown outside a furled genoa- perhaps?
Then I wondered if it is double skinned storm jib designed to flown around a furled genoa?
Another yachtie said it was a "paper bag sail", a downwind sail, similar to one's he had used dinghy racing. I can't find any references to this using Google!
But in any case I can imagine it to be tricky to hoist in anything of a blow...... So!........
Can anybody tell me what it is and what it's called and how to use it?
