J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Backstay adjuster mod.

Vic - you missed the Rhapsody delivery from Newport to Fall River yesterday for hauling. Winds on the nose out of the NE constantly over 20 and hitting 30. Air temp in the 50s, overcast. It was a wet ride with chop up to 3 feet at time - mostly 1 to 2 feet on the bay.

We used maximum backstay and reefed main. I only had the #1 onboard since a bunch of stuff was already taken off the boat. Needless to say we didn't fly the genoa.

Now - on the backstay setup, there was a good thread with various setups at this link