Topper sail

I would get your accomodation sorted, Im going up there for the youths and its been pretty much full booked for a while.

On the centremain I was totally against the idea but I changed neways cos its faster in light winds plus in my opinion. Unless your block to block upwind (which is easier with centremain sheeting angle) then there should be no change in spar shape or whatever. You shouldnt be breaking spars neways! I went 3 years of racing toppers without breaking a mast section or boom;.

The 6:1 Downhaul isnt need either, Ive pulled mine so tight before in a force 6/7 that I thought the rope was going to break, any more purchase and I would n't have oulled on any extra. If you can't pull it on fully with 3:1 you just need to improve your technique.

Sorry to go back to the small topper sail bit of this thread it takes me abit of time to keep up. 

I had a small topper sail about 10 years ago, fed up with the reefs blowing out in a big wind which is when you want a smaller sail, a badly reefed sail is even more difficult to control than a full sail.  I found  an old sail and took it to my local freindly sail loft and got them to cut it down to the size of 2 reefs.  Leave the luff tube at full length so no new spars are required, reinforce the  new head, leach and clew, small topper sail for a fraction of the cost of a new topper one!  I know it won't satisfy the topper class assoc for opens etc but will do for your sprogs learning at the local club. You may even find an old topper sail abandoned in the club boat house or from your friendly squad member who has just bought a new sail, there seem to be a few of them on this forum.