Re: Great sail on Saturday

On 6 May 2008 11:10:01 -0500, Dave <Dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Tue, 06 May 2008 10:57:59 -0400, salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 said:
>
>>The Sail Cradle (variation on lazy jacks) worked like a charm, and she
>>marveled at what a help it will be when I'm single handing, or we have
>>to strike the main in rough conditions.
>
>Just curious why you chose lazy jacks over the Dutchman system. Older
sail?
>
>Dave T.

What I have is a bit different from traditional lazy jacks. Self
adjusting, no modifications to the sail or the sail cover, stores
alongside the mast except when being used, no marking of the sails or
chafing issues. I've seen the Dutchman system on a few boats, and it
just didn't impress me. Some people like it, but I'm just not one of
them. My main is a fairly new Kappa. The two upper battens are full,
but the two lowers are partials. That isn't especially desirable for
use with the Dutchman system either.