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[quote=malcs]Old thread, but to me furling on my modified Tornado is a must.  I often sail with inexperienced crew, and we always furl 100 yards from the beach.  By furling, I can leave the boat at anchor while grabbing lunch, taking a break, etc.  With the main locked in hard at the center, downhaul released, and the rudders up, the boat sits pretty under anchor.  This saves trips back up to get the wheels just for a 1/2 hour stopover.

The jams of the extra line can be prevented with a bungee preventer tied in a a triangle between the mast and the sides of the cross bar.  It floats the lines over the mast base tangle area.

With battens turned in line with the luff my (old rig) jib is still pretty much flutter free.

Having the ability to quickly douse the jib, either on shore, or underway is a critical thing for me.  It stops the flailing on land, and gives an option to substantially depower when things get unruly.  I rarely use it underway, but when I have it was helpful.

Not being able to set the jib tension is a drawback.  This could be worked around, but it would be complicated.

Randy Smyth designed a beautiful furling jib for my friend's Nacra 5.0 a while back, and it was spectacular.  Furled perfectly, and was very powerful.[/quote]

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