Often, you may notice while sailing that your top third of your headsail luffs when reaching, no matter how much tension you place on your sheet or where you position it on the track. When close hauled, a non-overlapping is rigged normally using jib
sheets attached to the primary clew, and then led through a sheet block
attached to a short genoa track, then back to the cockpit. But this setup
has a limitation. When the boat bears off onto a reach, you typically let
the headsail out. This induces a loss in power as leech twist forces the
top 3rd of the sail to open up, decreasing flow, and rendering this
part of the headsail luffing and useless.

Like a barber-hauler that pulls the sail out, or a long genoa
track that allows you to move the car forward, this is a way to get the most
power out of your sail and extend its life. For self-tacking jibs on
tracks in front of the mast, boats (mono or multi) with very short genoa
tracks, or for a smaller sail that already sheets to the front of the track you
have, this addition can help you enjoy your headsail more and get the most out
of it.
Written by Owen Kaufman, Super Sailmakers
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