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Well the class rules pretty clearly prohibit it. Solo sailor, as I understand it, this is a very new thing- is not the same as a “cableless” structured luff code zero type sail (which is where Doyle originated the concept of the structured luff). Doyle and North are now bringing concept...

Has Doyle made any inroads in the Classe 40? They are now doing furling jibs where the “forestay” is actually a sling of carbon integrated into the sail. Sounds like the kind of thing that might get traction in such a competitive class if allowed by the rules. Love to hear of any...

I am planning on something similar to this (structural furler, perhaps lashed head).  As someone pointed out above, Proper luff tension will be an issue.  Any advice about how to tension the luff?  Assume that the jib will have a Load sharing luff-- with up to 50% of the total forestay load...

Questions for the aficianados--   What's the current thinking on the jibs?  Looks like they are furling, on structural furlers with fiber forstays.   Are they lashing at the top?  Using a halyard that runs in a zipper luff?  Using the karver system with a hook mounted on the swivel? And for...

This would be for a system without furling, I presume.

Lashed head set up should reduce cost, windage, and weight relative to other furling set-ups.  I found an older rail meat post about the use of a lashed j1 on his class 40 (Dragon), and he said that getting good luff tension with a luff tackle was not that easy.   I am just thinking through what...

Question for the Class 40 knowledgeable:  I have been told that some (many?) class 40s use a structural jib furler and simply lash the head of the jib to the top swivel.  You need to take the sail down, you go up the mast.   I have discussed doing this on my own boat (an f31 tri)  with a number...