c27 slutter?

[jones20oo2]

New to sailing and this may be a newbe question but hoping to find some insight. So I was talking to an older man the other day that claimed he owned a tall rig c27 that he converted to a "slutter" he said that he mounted the forestay from the mast head to a bowsprit and mounted the staysail stay about where one would be in a standard rig. He claimed that with roller furlings that it made it easier to single hand. Does any of this make sense? Would you use a standard rig jib for the staysail and an A-sail in front? Are there really any great benefits to this more complicated rigging?

 

[jeepbluetj]

Not being anywhere near an expert, I'd say "why?" -- A c-27 is a pretty dang easy boat to singlehand without bizzare rigging and another rollerfurler. (Besides, it was designed as a sloop. Frank Butler/ Bob Finch likely didn't think a cutter rig was the best rig for it)

The best thing to help singlehanding is an autopilot. I find my c-30 easy to singlehand. Only thing I don't really do by myself is fly the chute. I could, but if something went pearshaped there'd be a lot for one person to do.

 

[JohnVTX]

Sounds nuts to me.

 

[Jackdaw]

Slutters/Cutters, in particular on masthead rigs, do allow a large genoa flown from the forward stay, and a high-clewed jib on the inter stay. Advantages:

1: Pick the correct sail for the wind speed. Big genny for lighter air.

2: Reaching much better on the high clewed jib

3) In higher breeze the inner stay moves the center of effort closer to center, which is easier to manage.