The owners manual is correct Greg.

The main purpose of any jibsail is to point the boat effectively upwind. To do
that you need to get the tack attached to the boat as far forward as possible.
When the boat is tensioned up, all the weight of the mast and rigging will be
held by the jib luff and the forestay will hang loose. It doesn't matter where
forestay is attached at this point as it is only providing backup in case the
luff wire snaps. The important thing is to get the jib as far forward as
possible.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Paul.
-----Original Message-----
From: gregb665 <gregb@...>
To: CorsairAustralia@...
<CorsairAustralia@...>
Date: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:54 PM
Subject: [CorsairAustralia] Forestay attachment point


I'm a novice Corsair sailor and seek some clarification on the
attachment points of the forestay and jib on a Corsair. Based on
the previous owners advice I currently attach the forestay to the
foremost hole of the deck fitting and the tack of the jib to the
next hole back. But, I have found an owners manual which indicates
that it should be the other way around. Which is correct? Any advice
will be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Greg



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