Practical Sailor's gear and boat reviews take the guesswork out of your buying decisions.

Volume 28
Number 13
July 1, 2002

Offshore Log: The Reefing Staysail

With a double-headsail rig, you already have some powerful gear-shifting options. Putting your staysail on a furler adds an overdrive.

The double head rig, with twin furlers, is
ûby far the best foretriangle solution for any
ûserious cruiser.

One lesson we learned during our circumnavigation was the danger of the dogmatic approach to almost anything, from the choice of a boat to the selection of a rig. There are those who claim that the only suitable offshore boat is a deep, heavy, traditional boat with a long keel. Others scoff at anything so old-fashioned, and say that a modern, lightweight boat is the only way to go.

What we've found is that given careful preparation and a modicum of good luck, you can sail around the world in almost anything. …

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