line seems really straight to be a crack. hard to tell from the photo tho.

Hey, I think this is my first post in the forum, but I've been lurking for a bit. Lots of great info here, thanks.

I recently purchased a Contessa 26 that has what I believe to be something like a 150% genoa. I've tried flying it with the sheets led both inboard and outboard of the shrouds, but haven't really come to a conclusion as to which is more optimal. It seems that with sheets outboard of the shrouds, I can more efficiently trim the genoa but dousing is a lot more work.

What say you, forum?

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Hi Brian,

I would personally use the same line. Also suggest getting eye splice on both ends so you can flip them later.