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MArk,Let's not get into who knows what, this is an information forum , there is plenty of contradicting thoughts when it comes to sails, and everyone has an opinion.I stand Corrected, your Reply said "And Never Below the reefs" it is still a bit off base.Let me explain: If you Reef, it is because you need less sail area and a flatter sail. When reefed, you don't normally ease "OUTHAUL", so battens are not a problem. We design Full batten mains so that the battens are parallel to the reefsFurther more, I did not say Battens would cure a sagging leech. I said Batten poke, which you seem to be unfamiliar with, occurs at the front end of the batten on older mains with or without a sagging leech.Having personally Sailed 10's of thousands of miles offshore, quite often with 1 or 2 crew, full batten mains have been on most of the boats, and in MY Humble opinion, makes handling the sail easier. And if you notice most of the single handed boats use Full length battens.