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Originally Posted by GeorgeB
If you are doing end-for-end gibing, you can forgo the spinnaker guys. Use guys when doing dip pole gybes.
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George is bang on.... Boat that go to sheets and guys are generally those whose
spinnakers are too large for end-for-end pole gybes.
Using double sheets and guys allows the pole to be dip - poled, and gybed without any sail loading (if its done right - the sail is flown through the gybe "pole-less").
Another advantage of doing this is that the guy can be run to a more or less permanently "twinged" position (forward around max beam) to improve the stability of the pole position and avoid some interference with the lifelines when the apparent wind is forward.
At 40 feet, I'd say you are a good candidate for using double sheets and guys, but be aware that a good (symmetrical
spinnaker) dip pole gybe requires more crew and good coordination to pull off.