This one ought to stir things up a bit. I ordered a furler, a genoa, and a mainsail and am looking forward to seeing how the new setup works out in the fall racing series. Since the furler has a single groove luff, and since I will have only one sail with a luff tape to fit the furler anyway, I won't be making headsail changes. Or at least I won't be dropping the genoa. My boat sails pretty stiff - I've never put a reef in the main, though I have on occasion needed to change headsails when the wind really got up. My question is this: consider a day which starts off with light winds that eventually build to more than, say, 20 kts. What is to keep me from furling the genoa all the way up, running a length of low-stretch, small diameter stuff like Spectron 12 up from the bow on a spare halyard, hanking on my working jib, and having at it? I know it would have some sag, but it would be better than nothing (or would it?) The alternative, which is probably the better choice, is to reef the main and furl the genoa as needed. We don't race if the wind is over 25 kts, but I like to go out in such conditions if I can find a crew.