"Michael,
From experience over three keel boats a fully battened main is almost a requirement.
Not only will it make dropping the sail into the boom bag far easier it certainly reduces any flogging and vastly lengthens the life of the sail. While…"
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am, myself, an artist and photographer, but the business end of these pursuits has never interested me. notice you're soloing now though boasting a wonderful family. we have a common interest and are both in the same age bracket;; if you ever need a shipmate for southern climes, tap me. my only sailing experience is as a passenger, but this is something i want to correct. the bvi afford wonderful landfall, with much more varied topography than the bahamas. virgin gorda affords remarkable contrasts and breathtaking sights for so small a land form. there is nothing anywhere like 'the baths,' and north sound on the opposite end is dotted with numerous surrounding islands. the seascapes with my profile were made on virgin gorda.
tortola is rich with diversity, while the smaller jost van dyke, just offshore and looking out and upwards over tortola is a treat, and party island for boaters.