Does anyone have a fully-battened main on their Parker 21 or 235?
It looks as if this'll be the last season for my 20-year old mainsail, so I'm wondering whether to have full-length battens on the new one.
As I see it, the advantages would be:
1. Easier to handle when stowing (I don't have lazy jacks)
2. Won't flap around so much when depowered.
And the disadvantages:
1. May be more difficult to hoist
What I'm not sure about is whether the sail shape will be better, given that the mast is quite bendy.
Geoff
Parker 21 / 18 Dawn