Steve, Great to hear from you. I trust that all is well? I do have to take serious issue with you regarding the lowers. As a guy who's sailed around with loos gauges attached to all of the stays on these rigs, I can tell you that the lowers take more load than any of the other stays except the caps when the kite is up. It is why we use 5/32 line instead of the 1/8" we use everywhere else. It is true that when sitting on the shore with the sails up, the lowers have little or no tension on them. I've attached two pictures. The one of Robert shows how straight the mast is athwartships and the second is of Ron Watt limping in with a broken lower. Ron was lucky to have made it to shore without breaking that mast. I'll do my best to actually go through the R&D process in a PDF to show how we ended up where we did. What are the chances of you making it over here next year with Jordan during the 505 worlds? It would be great to sail with you again in your new boat. Best regards, Bram **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
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