I just received a copy of the January 2009 BoatU.S. magazine in the mail. In there is an article about the Tartan 3700, of which there used to be a thread here.
My intent is not to discuss the Tartan, but rather the magazine and the article.
The article mentions Tartan's assertion that part of the problem was an over-tightened rig and makes references to stays and shrouds. Then, and I quote, it says,
Quote:
|
For non-sailors, the stays (also known as shrouds) are part of the a sailboat's standing rigging and support the mast both fore and aft, as well as side to side. The situation described in the dealer memo involves the port and starboard stays.
|
It has always been my understanding that the port and starboard standing rigging are always shrouds (and never stays), and that fore and aft are always stays (never shrouds). I think that the author of the article is wrong twice here and is herself possibly a non-sailor.
What do y'all think?