I am new to sailing and have only been sailing my (new to me) o'Day 23 for about a month (which with a full time job equates to about 4 times actually on the boat). I am still in the process of figuring out the running rigging for various parts of the boat.
This past weekend, I used the genoa and jib (both hanked on) that came with the boat for the first time (previous times in the boat under sail I used the storm jib so I could get used to sailing). Both sails seem to hang up on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. It almost seems like there there should be a length of line or cable to attach between the tack and where it attaches to the bow mount. The Genoa was about 2 feet below the top of the forestay, but the jib was even further away from the top. I know the jib is loose in the pic, but this was taken on a crazy windy day (and I probably should not have been out to begin with). Any thoughts or is this expected behavior? I have seen pics of other o'Day 23's and the sail sits higher off the deck in some cases (with one appearing to have a line/cable between the tack and bow plate), but for the most part I cannot tell how it is rigged.
Also, if anyone sees anything else in the pics that I should know about or make changes to, please do not hesitate to point it out.
Thank you in advance for any advice.
This past weekend, I used the genoa and jib (both hanked on) that came with the boat for the first time (previous times in the boat under sail I used the storm jib so I could get used to sailing). Both sails seem to hang up on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. It almost seems like there there should be a length of line or cable to attach between the tack and where it attaches to the bow mount. The Genoa was about 2 feet below the top of the forestay, but the jib was even further away from the top. I know the jib is loose in the pic, but this was taken on a crazy windy day (and I probably should not have been out to begin with). Any thoughts or is this expected behavior? I have seen pics of other o'Day 23's and the sail sits higher off the deck in some cases (with one appearing to have a line/cable between the tack and bow plate), but for the most part I cannot tell how it is rigged.
Also, if anyone sees anything else in the pics that I should know about or make changes to, please do not hesitate to point it out.
Thank you in advance for any advice.
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