I just started sailing Breakaweigh and I've been slightly tensioning the twin adjustable backstays with each tack thinking there is a reason for doing this but it was brought to my attention by a fellow sailor that these extra backstays are not necessarily needed unless I'm running a stay sail or adding some other form of forward tension to the middle of the mast. There is an inner forestay that only goes a short way up the front of the mast and is not meant to be used for a stay sail and I have no spinnaker. I only plan to cruise this on this boat for now and I will be reefing from time to time which could create more force lower on the mast. How important are these adjustable backstays or should I just clip them off to the side and clear them from my everyday rig?
Thanks guys, Dan 1986 C&C44 Halifax, NS
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