cutter rig sailing strategy

[Robert]

The original owner of my CD 28 converted it from the sloop configuration to a cutter rig by adding a staysail stay. It's a self-tending arrangement with a club-footed boom. I've heard/read both pros and cons about the relative merits of sloop vs cutter rigs. I like the option of staysail alone for heavy weather. My question is for all other conditions. Should I keep things as they are and use both headsail and staysail all the time? For light air only? Should I convert to a detachable staysail stay and reserve its use for heavy stuff and sail with the headsail alone the rest of the time? Please advise.

Robert
s/v Zephyr CD28 #230



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[Benjamin C Chace]

The original owner of my CD 28 converted it from the sloop configuration to a cutter rig by adding a staysail stay. It's a self-tending arrangement with a club-footed boom. I've heard/read both pros and cons about the relative merits of sloop vs cutter rigs. I like the option of staysail alone for heavy weather. My question is for all other conditions. Should I keep things as they are and use both headsail and staysail all the time? For light air only? Should I convert to a detachable staysail stay and reserve its use for heavy stuff and sail with the headsail alone the rest of the time? Please advise.

Robert
s/v Zephyr CD28 #230

Big mistake-The 28 will not sail well unless you use a 110 Genoa most of the time- When the wind picks up to make the 110 hard to handle- take one reef in the main-wind picks up more-take done or roll up the 110 and use the club jib with full main for reefed main.



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