This year we purchased a new mainsail for our 41 ' Dickerson ketch. We are trying to decide if we should stay with a traditional main sailcover like we have had for 28 years. Or should we switch to a SailPack or Lazy Cradle type of cover? We already have lazy jacks in place. We wonder if the Sailpack is as easy as it looks even for a heavy 10oz main? Or does it create xtra windage? Let us know what you recommend for a 16 ' boom.

Bill Burry
wcburry@gmail.com
PLOVER

We switched from a conventional sail cover to a stackpack about 5 years ago, and have found it to be reliable and convenient.  We sail in the Caribbean, and have done some inter-island passages up to 400 miles in 30 knot sustained winds with no difficulty.  For a really long passage, I would probably stow the cover below.