Is it better to attach the clew of the headsail directly to the shackle at the bow where the foot of the sail is then flush with the deck or put a short pendant on the clew and get the foot of the headsail about at the same level as the foot of the main. I use a 14" pendant and find that I can see better under the headsil. Most of the other boats I've seen though attach the headsail flush with the deck even though the do have room to hoist it higher if the wanted to. This makes me wonder if there is some performance gain to be had by having th head sail lower...Thanks!! Ron Cook M-17 Hull #217 -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup