Thanks everyone - it wasn't as if the jib was sagging, just that the forestay felt sloppy when moored up with the jib furled, which I suppose doesn't matter but I felt it should be tighter...
I've tightened the capshrouds as suggested, although this is a bit subjective as there is no starting reference point from which to "tighten" them. Thanks for the mailspeed reference, Don.
David: Sounds like an interesting sail you had! We've done about 30 miles so far (what did we do before Garmin odometers?!) and I'm generally very pleased with the way she sails - when my wife lets me helm, that is! She has taken to it better than I could have imagined!
Regarding the mooring, the towing eye is an interesting option. I had an extra strong cleat put on the anchor locker bulkhead onto which I loop the eye of my mooring rope, but I wonder whether to splice a ring to the mooring rope adjacent to the towing eye and attach a second line here, perhaps with a karabiner for quick connect / disconnect? I'm not sure I would want to use only the towing eye for mooring, but as as second string it might also help calm down the "mooring dance"!
If you get chance let me know which hole your furler is on!
Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"
Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"