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    Posted: 09 Dec 19 at 12:00pm
Originally posted by JimC

 

I've never known of tacking to be an issue.

Unless there's a horned mooring cleat in the middle of the foredeck! 
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Back in the 50s jibs were usually on short strops. After the first people moved jibs down in the early 60s virtually everyone followed within a very few years. The benefits were obviously seen as very clear cut.

The biggest pressure differential is at the luff, it would be unwise to create a gap there.

I've never known of tacking to be an issue.

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That is what I would suggest but what class of boat is this?
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Would I be wrong in suggesting that 10cm is too much and fixing the tack higher would be good?
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The deck should act as an endplate and therefore increase the effective aspect ratio, increasing efficiency.  In reality the benefits are pretty far along the diminishing returns curve.
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Help!
My sailmaker has cut me a (class legal) Jib that lays on the foredeck by about 10cm & seems pleased that I now own a 'deck sweeper' 
Right now I am unsure that it will set properly after tacking -- not back on the water 'till spring - so I'm stuck with testing in the drive.
So my question - are there any positive advantages sailing with this rig, & is there anything I need to do differently? I habitually sail single-handed ..so I would find it difficult to reach the foredeck while close-hauled.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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