interesting.. If enough inquiries happen then Im sure the factory may look at a few pultrusion "batterns" to increase strength to handle a jib..
I do wonder (since Im not a designer nor an engineer) how much stress a jib puts on compared to a kite.. Or should I say additional stress since the highest stress should be kite and jib combined.. Anyone?
I've not seen one in the flesh, but know of them for a fair old time.
If you look at this pic:
![[Linked Image]](http://www.bimare.net/17/j16.jpg)
It looks like the forestay bridals go high up (like the A classes) and so most of the load is in the vertical plane for rig tension, BUT there is still kite loads in the horizontal.
As soon as you add the jib (and thus need lower bridals) you then add to the side loads, espically up wind in waves. Might not be quite so simple to just add a jib and more strengthening.
