Perhaps my statement is an overreaction however I did read that in a storm a riding sail could put undue force on a boat. That''s of course if you left it up when you were not on the boat. This was an opinion that I picked up.
As to being on a boat with a riding sail. They make a snapping noise when tacking. I don''t know if I could sleep on one.
On the other hand that Cal 25 of mine drove me nuts with it''s sailing at
anchor. I was a beginner too. I recall anchoring backwards in a crowded anchorage until I could get another
anchor out and ready. That boat had a roller
furling headsail too and no bow
chocks. The bow
cleats were not near the center either.
It would have been worth it to drop and bag that headsail if at the time I knew it would help. That bow on the Cal 25 was so big however I am not sure that taking down the
jib would have been enough.
So besides the small stuff like the
jib, bridles,
chocks in the center and
wheel hard over I suppose we are left with the riding sail or two
anchors.
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