I can only think of two reasons for using a babystay - One is to help
introduce mast bend in heavy air to flatten the main. Second is if your
mast "pumps" in heavy seas. It helped on my previous boat, an Ericson 30. I
have a babystay on my boat, and I rarely use it. It came on the boat with a
Does your rig already have fore and aft lowers? If you do a baby stay may not
add that much extra support.
When I re-rigged Calypso I used Briton Toss’s rigging book to calculate the
loads on various shrouds and rigging elements. IIRC the aft lower shrouds can
carry more load than most other
My 1982 C 32 has the baby stay and it’s a track
Neil Andersen, W3NEA
Rock Hall, MD 21661
484-354-8800
From: Macdara Vallely via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 10:22:51 PM
To: Stus-List
Cc: Macdara Vallely
Subject: Stus-List C 32 Babystay
So, I
So, I believe that my 82 C 32 had the option for a babystay. It's listed
in the brochure, and there is a fitting for what looks to be a t-ball
fitting just above the spreaders.
No deck fittings on my boat though.
Has anyone gone to the bother of installing the deck fitting? If so,
would you
