Reply To: Sailing up wind

Here is some info, with pictures:

Bowsprit/Screecher

Sorry, I don't have any hard numbers yet, will have to take her out and test the difference when there is some steady wind. It definitely improves upwind ability esp. in light winds. Used the setup quite often, mostly at night, sailing down to Mexico from California as the wind was light and variable and the screecher covers a reasonably wide angle. I would like to get a, reaching to down wind, gennaker to run off the bowsprit too, still searching the second hand lofts.

Ryan