Month: <span>September 2019</span>

September 21, 2019 By Andrew Kerr

A Look at Forestay Sag

A key element of upwind performance is forestay sag – how loose the forestay (or head stay on amasthead rig) is for the given set of wind and sea conditions.

The setup is crucial to boat speed and pointing as it sets up the entry and power of the headsail as well as the effectiveness of both sails as one combined foil.

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