Great thoughts all. I use our hydraulic backstay to much greater effect. I’m going to tie the baby back and watch the results on the main, which likely was cut for that lower fwd tension. We sail in the Salish, so heavy air is relatively shortlived, but some recent passages with blasts to 30 make me want to keep the stay ready to use.
A telling observation is that the car on the Schaefer track has suffered some serious torque (in SF Bay) and is only about 50% functional. Thank you!
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