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SELF-TACKING JIBS
& STAYSAILS SHOP NOW |
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Self-Tacking Jibs & Staysails are popular on boats of all
sizes because they simplify boat handling—tacking is nearly automatic,
with no need to grind in a jib sheet. Calculate loadings for traveler cars and
blocks using the the following jib sheet formula:
Loading Formulas
Typical Boat
Length:
Small Boat: 22' - 28' (6.7 - 8.5 m)
Midrange: 29' - 34' (8.8
- 10.4 m)
Big Boat: 35' - 42' (10.7 - 12.8 m)
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Boat |
Mid-
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Big
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HARKEN PART NUMBER |
| Standard Self-tacker |
| A |
088
131 |
046 |
047 |
| B |
2636 |
2600 |
1950
1540 |
| 2:1 Self-tacker |
| A |
340 |
2636 |
2600 |
| B |
073 |
1558 |
688 |
| C |
350 |
2644
2606 |
2606 |
| D |
2636 |
2600 |
2600 |
| Self-tacker on Jib Boom |
| A |
00AL
0 |
1/15 |
2 |
| B |
2638
2602 |
2602
2662 |
2662
1952 |
| C |
2636
2600 |
2600
2600 |
2660
1950 |
| D |
2637
2601 |
2601
2661 |
2661
1951 |
| E |
270 |
6054
1500 |
6052
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Standard Self-tacker: A simple system is
often used on course racing keelboats like Solings. The traveler track is bent
in a radius equal to the distance from the headstay to the sheeting point along
the LP of the sail. |
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2:1 Self-tacker: Popular because it
keeps the foredeck clear. |
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Self-tacker on Jib Boom: Self-tacking jibs and
staysails work well with furling systems and with jib booms. In this system
there are two "sheets". One controls the in and out movement of the sail much
like an outhaul. The other sheet controls the boom. |
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