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Main sail vs jib powered? (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/taintedchocolate on 2025-07-06 07:03:05+00:00.

Why is it that some boats are designed to have most of their power come from the main sail while others come from the jib? I’ve seen lot of people talk about how they like to only use the main to get around since their jib does not provide much drive anyway. However, on other boats like mine the main doesn’t really move you much at all until you get the jibs up, and you can run fine with just the jib if needed. Is one of these designs superior to the other?

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