Makin’ it better
New Paine 26 Sailplan
I got to thinking, maybe the idea of having no permanent backstay was not such a good one after all. I always worried when the owners of the prototype, who were relatively inexperienced, went sailing on windy days. I raised the height of the rig to compensate for the little bit of lost sail area. If I ever build this one, all this agonizing will make her the best sailboat built this century. But let me know- maybe you don’t think so???