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,
What do y'all think?
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,
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.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.
What do y'all think?