As you get much over 32 feet lazy sheets become the more common solution. See
spinnaker.php" target="_blank">http://www.harken.com/rigtips/
spinnaker.php for more specifics.
hmmmm. i think that link says bigger boats use guys, not sheets? it would be easier for me to just use the sheets, but my boat is 40ft so i m guessing i should use guys? the excess load and angle comment above makes a lot of sense to me . i just didnt want to deal w/ the extra
lines/etc w/ a short crew