How to Prevent Mainsail Backwinding for Better Sailing
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Hear in Western Australian we can get 30kns wind shifts of 60 degrees which can destroy the main. its also too expensive to damage).
I only use headsails or spinnakers. As this keeps the CE forward of the mast and very easy to furl a sail.