inverted main?

[mr31]

i raced on a cat 390 and noticed its main was inverted. (bent the wrong way). no backstay adjuster. the sail looked very full and we did quite well.
moderate wind 8 to 12 knots. has anyone seen this before? is there a reason for this?

[Sabre66]

???????????....????????????

[mr31]

the first thing i thought was that they did this because it was cheaper than recutting the main. main being to flat at first try

[sailingdog]

Main or mast?????

[uspirate]

i'm trying to picture it too, maybe possible, how would you fly it at the top?

[yotphix]

This is perplexing. I think he is saying that the mast is bent the opposite way to normal. However, if the sail was cut too flat, bending the mast aft (the normal way) would make it fuller, so that makes no sense either! Huh? What gives Mr31? Don't leave us hanging!

[T34C]

I give up????

[mr31]

i am sorry. the mast is inverted.

[T34C]

Does that mean the anchor light is in the bilge????

[mr31]

no it means the anchor light is in the anchor locker