Currently replacing sails. Considering full battens and slab reefing. Have an F33 with wishbone booms no battens.
If you have wishbone booms you can benefit from letting the foresail well forward of the beam and having it’s power not shaded by the mizzen, with the wind on the quarter. In that case full length battens might not like the extreme articulation range. Mizzen can benefit from full length battens, as it need not be set forward of the beam…. but the sail will be harder to raise with them. And the mizzen is not the best place for a big roach, anyway.
Well thank you…. That is exactly the kind of useful information I was hoping for. Deeply appreciated.
Depends on the cut of the sails. I have a F30 CK with wishbone booms and single-ply, quite roachy sails. Both of them have full length battens. Never had any trouble setting the booms at any angle, they keep the shape, and they are quite powerful.
Ok, that is good to know. Appreciated
Carl